http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/main/politics/ WHDH-TV is a leading news television station in New England. News en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:11:25 EST webmaster@whdh.com Copyright 2012 Sunbeam Television Corp. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/main/politics/ http://www1.whdh.com/images/whdh_rss_logo.gif 144 43 WHDH-TV is a leading news television station in New England. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:11:25 EST OKLAHOMA CITY -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Thursday accused President Barack Obama of actively seeking ways to allow Iran to gain a nuclear weapon and suggested that the administration had betrayed Israel by publicly disclosing what may be a plan to attack the Muslim nation. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006653588572/ 12006653588572 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:03:54 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is telling gay and lesbian supporters that there's more work to do to ensure fairness for all. But he says he couldn't be prouder of accomplishments like overturning the ban on gays serving openly in the military -- and he says the remarkable thing is how readily the public has gone along. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006653183356/ 12006653183356 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:58:02 EST WASHINGTON -- Eager for Europe to contain its economic troubles, President Barack Obama praised Italian Premier Mario Monti on Thursday for his efforts to lead Italy out of its fiscal quagmire. The president said Monti has boosted confidence in Italy throughout Europe and in the marketplace. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006652788282/ 12006652788282 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:51:47 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney might find surprisingly good news in the packed hallways of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006652390765/ 12006652390765 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:35:20 EST WASHINGTON -- FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple founder Steve Jobs reveal a man so driven by power that he sometimes lost sight of honesty. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006651932098/ 12006651932098 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:16:24 EST WASHINGTON -- The nation's first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors in Georgia. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006651458460/ 12006651458460 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:42:20 EST WASHINGTON -- The window for the United States and its allies to stop Iran from building a bomb is quickly closing, raising the specter of a war with the Islamic republic to the top of the Obama administration's national security worries in the midst of an election year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006651254053/ 12006651254053 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:13:37 EST PHOENIX -- A top aide to former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who suffered shots to his leg and face in the Tucson rampage that also left the congresswoman severely wounded announced Thursday that he will seek to replace her in a special election. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006651081735/ 12006651081735 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:11:51 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- She did some wild arm swings, sharp robotic turns and pulsing fist pumps. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006651071037/ 12006651071037 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:57:21 EST WASHINGTON -- Two senators say the campaign finance system is so broken that a constitutional amendment is needed to rein in runaway spending in elections. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006650984168/ 12006650984168 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:50:53 EST OKLAHOMA CITY -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is concentrating on local energy issues as he works his way through natural-gas rich Oklahoma. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006650225222/ 12006650225222 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:03:17 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind education law in exchange for promises to improve the way schools teach and evaluate students. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006648499675/ 12006648499675 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:11:52 EST CLEVELAND -- Newt Gingrich, suddenly in danger of losing his perch as Mitt Romney's strongest GOP challenger, is fine-tuning his presidential campaign to place more emphasis on raising money, guarding his home turf and trying to avoid nasty quarrels with the front-runner. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006649631236/ 12006649631236 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:09:44 EST WASHINGTON -- Republicans vowed Wednesday to reverse President Barack Obama's new policy on birth control, lambasting the rule that religious schools and hospitals provide employees with free contraceptives as an "unambiguous attack on religious freedom in our country." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006644578425/ 12006644578425 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:09:59 EST WASHINGTON -- Facing domestic political pressures, the Bush and Obama administrations released or transferred 600 terror suspects deemed an acceptable threat from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, only to find that 27 percent re-engaged in terrorist or insurgent activities, according to a report by Republicans on the investigations panel of the House Armed Services Committee. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006648179910/ 12006648179910 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:34:40 EST WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain says the United States should find ways to help the Syrian people under siege from President Bashar Assad, without putting American "boots on the ground." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006649048069/ 12006649048069 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:18:38 EST BROOKLINE, Mass. -- Joseph Kennedy III has moved to a different Boston suburb ahead of an expected congressional bid to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Barney Frank. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006648951765/ 12006648951765 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:07:32 EST ATLANTA -- The Georgia presidential primary may not be a slam dunk for Republican hopeful Newt Gingrich, a congressman from the state for two decades. Rival Mitt Romney is signaling that the biggest prize on Super Tuesday next month could be up for grabs. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006648165223/ 12006648165223 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:29:32 EST ALLEN, Texas -- One day after Rick Santorum's startling breakthrough in the presidential race, his few aides decamped to distant states to start building campaign organizations from scratch. It was evidence of his challenge in converting sudden momentum into victories in the rush of contests ahead. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006645057219/ 12006645057219 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:06:53 EST INDIANAPOLIS -- Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum filed Wednesday to get on Indiana's primary ballot even though he has not been certified by local election officials. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006643841374/ 12006643841374 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:57:12 EST CLEVELAND -- Newt Gingrich kept a stiff upper lip Wednesday after his poor showing in GOP presidential caucuses the night before, but issued dire warnings about Iran's potential nuclear capabilities. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006643783155/ 12006643783155 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:25:02 EST WASHINGTON -- The White House is taking on GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney over his criticism of President Barack Obama's birth control coverage mandate. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006642510211/ 12006642510211 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:21:12 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican Rick Santorum is looking to capitalize on a string of stunning victories that snapped his four-state losing streak and raised new questions about front-runner Mitt Romney's clout with conservatives. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006639247274/ 12006639247274 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:30:30 EST WASHINGTON -- New legislation from House Republicans would ban insider trading by thousands of federal officials and bar lawmakers who are convicted of a felony from collecting government pensions. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006641463080/ 12006641463080 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:38:50 EST WASHINGTON -- The Republican-led House is trying Wednesday to give President Barack Obama the line-item veto, a constitutionally questionable power over the purse that has been sought by both Republican and Democratic presidents. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006641513019/ 12006641513019 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:18:59 EST WASHINGTON -- A jubilant Rick Santorum is leveraging victories in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri to increase pressure on Mitt Romney, labeling him "a well-oiled weather vane" who often shifts his positions. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006641033837/ 12006641033837 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:03:09 EST DENVER -- Mitt Romney just can't shake his difficulty attracting conservatives. And that reality is undercutting his effort to cast himself as the inevitable Republican presidential nominee and prolonging a race that each day exposes deep divisions within the party. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006639858988/ 12006639858988 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:00:47 EST DENVER -- Colorado Republicans rewarded an insurgent religious conservative in presidential caucuses that showed the importance Christian activists hold in the state GOP. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006639844786/ 12006639844786 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:43:44 EST WASHINGTON -- Former Sen. Rick Santorum jumped ahead Tuesday night in early returns from Minnesota's caucuses, hoping to extinguish front-runner Mitt Romney's modest campaign winning streak and launch a comeback of his own in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006636502474/ 12006636502474 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:26:57 EST GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. -- Presidential hopeful Ron Paul made his final appeal for Minnesota Republican caucus votes with drop-ins at two sites where ballots were to be cast Tuesday night. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006636401737/ 12006636401737 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:10:29 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican front-runner Mitt Romney battled Rick Santorum and Ron Paul on Tuesday in political caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado, hoping to extend his winning streak in the race for the presidential nomination. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006632702873/ 12006632702873 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:08:41 EST LOVELAND, Colo. -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney set aside his focus on the economy in recent days and shifted to abortion, religious freedom and gay marriage, part of an intensified effort to win over social conservatives in GOP caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota on Tuesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006634132152/ 12006634132152 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:43:48 EST DAYTON, Ohio -- A political firestorm over abortion and birth control spread suddenly on Tuesday. A high-ranking official resigned from the Komen breast-cancer charity after its backtracking treaty with Planned Parenthood, and Republican presidential candidates blistered the Obama administration for a recent ruling on Catholic hospitals and contraception. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006635062897/ 12006635062897 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:18:35 EST CINCINNATI -- Newt Gingrich thrust the reproductive rights issue into the GOP campaign spotlight on Tuesday, criticizing both Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama's records on requiring Catholic organizations to provide contraceptive aids in some circumstances. Rick Santorum vowed to make the issue a central part of his struggling campaign. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006633471566/ 12006633471566 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:08:52 EST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Roseanne Barr's name is on California's primary ballot as a Green Party candidate for president. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006632693160/ 12006632693160 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:32:12 EST GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.-- Sensing a possible threat, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized rival Rick Santorum's time in the Senate as "not effective" because of his past support for spending on pork-barrel projects as he worked to fend off an unexpected challenge in the next states to vote. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006626353118/ 12006626353118 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:14:14 EST LAS VEGAS -- After back-to-back fiascos in Nevada and Iowa, the term "caucus" may be on its way to becoming a bad word in the GOP lexicon. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006630925414/ 12006630925414 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:11:40 EST SAN ANTONIO -- Texas is all but certain to have an even later say in choosing the Republican presidential nominee after what at first looked like a breakthrough deal in a bitter dispute over redistricting maps ended with wide rejection of the proposal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006630910095/ 12006630910095 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:09:10 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is asking top fundraisers to support a Democratic-leaning outside group that is backing his bid for a second term, reversing Obama's opposition to "super" political action committees that can spend unlimited amounts of cash to influence elections. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006630895039/ 12006630895039 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:07:27 EST WASHINGTON -- The Senate has passed a compromise bill that speeds up the Federal Aviation Administration's switch from old-fashioned radar to an air traffic control system based on GPS technology. It also requires opening U.S. skies to drone flights within four years. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006627644698/ 12006627644698 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:09:35 EST WASHINGTON -- The leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee suggested on Monday that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta rushed a decision to develop the Marine Corps version of the next-generation strike fighter jet despite new technical problems with the troubled program. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006627297558/ 12006627297558 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:58:28 EST LANSING, Mich. -- Criticism of a Senate campaign ad featuring a young Asian woman talking in broken English about China taking away American jobs grew Monday as some warned it could revive discrimination against Asian-Americans. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006627230812/ 12006627230812 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:37:08 EST INDIANAPOLIS -- An elections official in Indiana is saying GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum still lacks the signatures needed to make it on the state's ballot. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006626382889/ 12006626382889 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:03:39 EST UNDATED -- U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra says his Super Bowl ad that portrays a young Asian woman speaking broken English is not about stereotyping Asian-Americans. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006625461873/ 12006625461873 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:07:36 EST WASHINGTON -- Tax reform sounds like a good idea to lots of people, but where to start? Eliminate the popular deduction for home mortgages? End the write-off for charitable contributions? How about expanding the Social Security payroll tax? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006625125576/ 12006625125576 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:16:32 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will host a Feb. 29 dinner at the White House honoring members of the armed forces who served in Iraq. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006624819116/ 12006624819116 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:05:48 EST NEWARK, N.J -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will be on hand at the Meadowlands for a rally to celebrate the team's victory in the Super Bowl. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006624754812/ 12006624754812 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:50:45 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's call to shrink the military, shut bases and cancel weapons to meet the demand for budget cuts tests the resolve of lawmakers who came to Washington determined to slash the deficit. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006624664597/ 12006624664597 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:20:07 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says his consulting group never lobbied for clients. But his business hired state and federal lobbyists to work with clients, and some staff left to take lobbying jobs, according to lobbying disclosures and corporate reports. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006624480738/ 12006624480738 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:14:20 EST WASHINGTON -- A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing strong opposition from businesses that say it goes too far and security experts who believe it should have even more teeth. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006624446026/ 12006624446026 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:09:28 EST HARRISBURG, Pa -- A jury on Monday convicted a senior Democrat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on all but one of six charges in the latest corruption trial stemming from a five-year investigation into the use of taxpayers' resources for political purposes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006624416895/ 12006624416895 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:49:38 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama levied tough new sanctions on Iran's Central Bank Monday amid increased tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and the specter of an Israeli attack on the Islamic republic. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006623937825/ 12006623937825 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:29:54 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney has added to his lead in the race for delegates now that Republican officials in Nevada are done counting the votes from Saturday's presidential caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006623459497/ 12006623459497 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:33:41 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says he deserves re-election, despite the nation's economic troubles. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006617722121/ 12006617722121 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:29:31 EST WASHINGTON -- You wouldn't know it from the Republicans, but these are boom times for American energy. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006622737144/ 12006622737144 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:27:31 EST WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers who came to Washington demanding budget cuts face a tough test now that President Barack Obama and military leaders want to shrink the force, shut down bases and cancel weapons to achieve them. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006622725119/ 12006622725119 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:08:02 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's remark that he's not worried about the very poor, the latest gaffe in a campaign rich with blunders, joins a long list of wait-let-me-explain episodes in presidential election history. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006622248270/ 12006622248270 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:53:17 EST LAS VEGAS -- Now it's on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006614959776/ 12006614959776 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:41:18 EST BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Rick Santorum has lost four straight contests. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006617407899/ 12006617407899 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:12:07 EST LANSING, Mich. -- The portrayal of a young Asian woman speaking broken English in a Super Bowl ad being run by U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra against Michigan incumbent Debbie Stabenow is bringing charges of racial insensitivity. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006617952748/ 12006617952748 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:09:55 EST LAS VEGAS -- Newt Gingrich is wooing NASCAR voters. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006617219531/ 12006617219531 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:48:15 EST DENVER -- Note to Republican presidential contenders: Colorado's political terrain is as rocky as its mountains. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006617089497/ 12006617089497 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:49:32 EST WASHINGTON -- A second term for President Barack Obama would allow him to expand his replacement of Republican-appointed majorities with Democratic ones on the nation's appeals courts, the final stop for almost all challenged federal court rulings. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006616737260/ 12006616737260 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:01:57 EST LAS VEGAS -- Mitt Romney's big win in Nevada four days after his breakthrough victory in Florida spells big trouble for his remaining rivals. Simply put: Is there any way to stop Romney now? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006615011782/ 12006615011782 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:08:08 EST WASHINGTON -- Preliminary results of a poll of voters in Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses show Mitt Romney's victory flowing from his best performance yet among conservatives plus overwhelming backing from the state's Mormons. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006610728766/ 12006610728766 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:33:36 EST LAS VEGAS -- Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney seized a commanding lead in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, reaching for a second straight campaign victory over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006610161654/ 12006610161654 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:39:06 EST ORLANDO, Fla. -- A central Florida man is suing Newt Gingrich, claiming a security officer for the Republican presidential candidate stomped on his foot "like he was stomping out a cigarette." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006609834671/ 12006609834671 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:27:24 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is rallying support for his plan to expand government assistance to homeowners, pressuring Congress to help lower lending rates for millions of strapped homeowners. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006609044437/ 12006609044437 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:37:47 EST LAS VEGAS -- Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney reached confidently for his second straight campaign victory Saturday in Nevada caucuses so quiet that they produced little television advertising, no candidate debates and only a modest investment of time by the candidates. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006608746777/ 12006608746777 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:40:14 EST MONTROSE, Colo. -- Republican Rick Santorum said Saturday he wants to "endanger" rival Newt Gingrich while presidential rival Ron Paul claimed "the American people are waking up," both campaigning outside Nevada as that state began its GOP caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006608761490/ 12006608761490 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:42:04 EST LAS VEGAS -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has little hope for an upset in Nevada's caucuses and instead is looking to best rival Ron Paul for second place. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006608772384/ 12006608772384 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:44:25 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney listens. Newt Gingrich lectures. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006608786524/ 12006608786524 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:46:37 EST LAS VEGAS -- Mitt Romney expects Nevada's caucuses to kick off a month of primary and caucus contests to keep momentum on his side in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006608799759/ 12006608799759 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:40:59 EST WASHINGTON -- In an effort to cut the unemployment rate among veterans, President Barack Obama is calling for a new conservation program that would put veterans to work rebuilding trails, roads and levees on public lands. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006601925952/ 12006601925952 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:57:54 EST LAS VEGAS -- The debate coach who worked with Mitt Romney ahead of two well-received debate performances in Florida is no longer with the Republican's presidential campaign. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006601667435/ 12006601667435 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:05:42 EST INDIANAPOLIS -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is fighting an Indiana election board's ruling that he does not have enough support to appear on the state ballot in the May 8 primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006601354294/ 12006601354294 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:16:23 EST LAS VEGAS -- The state's economy is the top issue for voters in Nevada. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006601058324/ 12006601058324 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:17:38 EST COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum on Friday backed prominent conservative James Dobson's claim that President Barack Obama's administration would block medical treatment for stroke patients over age 70. Professional medical groups have called such statements bogus. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006601065811/ 12006601065811 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:14:59 EST LAS VEGAS -- A confident Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of failing to do enough to create jobs as he campaigned Friday ahead of GOP presidential caucuses this weekend in a state with sky-high unemployment and foreclosure rates. Newt Gingrich, who is fighting for a respectable showing here, rolled out a fresh line of criticism by comparing the former Massachusetts governor to Obama. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006601049963/ 12006601049963 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:56:35 EST WASHINGTON -- Current and former U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar wrote to President Barack Obama last year indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006599499599/ 12006599499599 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:14:52 EST WASHINGTON -- Michelle Obama is marking the second anniversary of her "Let's Move" campaign against childhood obesity. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006598889210/ 12006598889210 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:20:55 EST LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- Rick Santorum's campaign slogan very well could be one word: doomsday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006597845518/ 12006597845518 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:43:08 EST WASHINGTON -- The unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight month after a surge of January hiring, a promising shift in the nation's outlook for job growth. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006597258855/ 12006597258855 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:02:41 EST WASHINGTON -- In an effort to cut the unemployment rate among veterans, the Obama administration is calling for a new conservation program that would put veterans to work rebuilding trails, roads and levees on public lands. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006596296176/ 12006596296176 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:58:44 EST WASHINGTON -- With members of Congress convinced their political survival depends on their image, the House is wasting no time in considering a Senate-passed bill that would ban insider trading by lawmakers and thousands of executive branch officials. Stock trades would have to be posted online within 30 days. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006596272489/ 12006596272489 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:53:59 EST ELKO, Nev. -- Republican Rep. Ron Paul railed against the federal government during campaign stops in Nevada on Thursday, saying states are in the best position to resolve conflicts over the management of wild horses and roads on public lands. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006596243952/ 12006596243952 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:42:57 EST LAS VEGAS -- With his trademark flair for spectacle, Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney for president Thursday on the famed Las Vegas strip -- just hours after Newt Gingrich's advisers were spreading the word that The Donald would be anointing him instead. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006591137726/ 12006591137726 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:58:54 EST RENO, Nev. -- Mitt Romney says he misspoke when he said he was not very concerned about poor people. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006593033442/ 12006593033442 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:23:24 EST WASHINGTON -- Roseanne Barr is running for the Green Party's presidential nomination -- and she says it's no joke. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006592460456/ 12006592460456 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:01:45 EST WASHINGTON -- U.S. citizenship is priceless to some, worthless to others. But now the State Department has a dollar figure: U.S. citizenship is worth $450. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006591970588/ 12006591970588 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:00:13 EST WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder clashed with Republicans at a House committee hearing Thursday over demands that the Justice Department turn over more documents about a flawed gun-smuggling investigation. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006591961349/ 12006591961349 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:59:07 EST WASHINGTON -- Israel's major allies in the West are working hard to talk it out of a unilateral military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. The lobbying effort's argument is that an attack would strengthen, not weaken, the regime in Tehran. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006591954733/ 12006591954733 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:55:39 EST LAS VEGAS -- Newt Gingrich says he believes "we should care about the very poor," unlike GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006590493919/ 12006590493919 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:19:41 EST WASHINGTON -- Ben Bernanke defended the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates at record-low levels for the next three years, during a contentious hearing before federal lawmakers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006590278034/ 12006590278034 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:48:47 EST LAS VEGAS -- Three Republican officials are telling The Associated Press that Donald Trump intends to endorse Mitt Romney's presidential bid. Trump plans to make the announcement Thursday afternoon at his casino hotel in Las Vegas. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006587932773/ 12006587932773 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:29:12 EST LAS VEGAS -- Ron Paul is rolling the dice on Nevada and other caucus states like Minnesota, Kansas and Washington, hoping to keep his nontraditional presidential campaign alive by amassing Republican delegates rather than notching outright wins. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006588895294/ 12006588895294 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:41:27 EST WASHINGTON -- The number of people seeking unemployment aid fell last week, a sign that companies are cutting fewer jobs and likely stepping up hiring. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006588608799/ 12006588608799 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:50:18 EST WASHINGTON -- During his presidential campaign in 2007, Republican candidate Mitt Romney promised that a trust overseeing his financial portfolio would shed any investments that conflicted with GOP positions toward Iran, China, stem cell research and other issues. But Romney's family trusts kept some of those stocks and repeatedly bought new investments in similar holdings as recently as 2010, when they were sold in advance of his latest White House campaign, a detailed review of Romney's financial records by The Associated Press shows. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006587941755/ 12006587941755 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:51:48 EST WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will likely tell members of Congress on Thursday that the slowly improving economy may need more help from the Fed and that cutting the deficit too fast could backfire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006587950856/ 12006587950856 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:53:08 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has long relished a dragged-out Republican primary contest that would leave the eventual GOP nominee battered before the fall election. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006587958838/ 12006587958838 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:03:22 EST EAGAN, Minn. -- Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney renewed his support Wednesday for automatic increases in the federal minimum wage to keep pace with inflation, a position sharply at odds with traditional GOP business allies, conservatives and the party's senior lawmakers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006584420268/ 12006584420268 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:55:31 EST LAS VEGAS -- Whether he wins or loses the Republican presidential nomination, Ron Paul is celebrating a milestone. He and his wife, Carol, have been married 55 years on Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006584373186/ 12006584373186 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:49:17 EST WASHINGTON -- The Republican presidential campaign rolled westward Wednesday, Mitt Romney riding herd after his Florida primary victory, Newt Gingrich looking for a new stake and a top party leader insisting the long trail won't necessarily hurt the GOP in the race against President Barack Obama. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006581095715/ 12006581095715 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:45:30 EST WOODLAND PARK, Colo. -- Sharpening his criticism, Rick Santorum on Wednesday laid into Mitt Romney's health care overhaul in Massachusetts and Newt Gingrich's shifting policy positions as he sought to deny either rival the Republican presidential nomination. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006583952993/ 12006583952993 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:43:59 EST RENO, Nev. -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is trying to put a positive spin on his defeat in Florida's primary as he looks to the Nevada caucuses to yet again reset the volatile GOP race. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006583943961/ 12006583943961 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:24 EST BOSTON -- A political action committee formed by Gov. Deval Patrick to help pay for his campaigning on behalf of President Barack Obama collected more than $575,000 in contributions in 2011. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006581522446/ 12006581522446 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:04:21 EST FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- President Barack Obama called on Congress Wednesday to make it easier for millions of additional homeowners to refinance their mortgages at lower interest rates even if they owe more than their homes are worth. He conceded that his administration's housing plans have not lived up to their promise. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006581186117/ 12006581186117 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:27:48 EST FORT WORTH, Texas -- A Fort Worth, Texas man who has been out of work for three years could get some help from the highest office in the United States. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006580606733/ 12006580606733 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:14:03 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is getting Secret Service protection, according to two people with knowledge of the plans. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006580164361/ 12006580164361 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:45:33 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- Barreling out of Florida with money and momentum on his side, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney said Wednesday that the bare-knuckled nomination fight thus far has toughened him up for contests to come. Chief rival Newt Gingrich is regrouping after a significant loss and faces serious disadvantages in the next states to vote. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006579993357/ 12006579993357 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:54:40 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- Mitt Romney embraced a killer instinct and leveraged a dominant political machine to crush chief rival Newt Gingrich in Florida's Republican presidential primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006579328063/ 12006579328063 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:56:32 EST LAS VEGAS -- Republicans Ron Paul and Rick Santorum ignored Florida's primary and campaigned out west Tuesday, turning their attention to delegate-rich caucus states and vowing to remain in the presidential contest. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006579339247/ 12006579339247 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:52:25 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is trying to fix a stubborn drag on the economy by allowing all homeowners to refinance their mortgages at lower interest rates even if they owe more than their homes are worth, tackling a difficult issue of vital concern in states key to President Barack Obama's re-election. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006579314528/ 12006579314528 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:10:36 EST WASHINGTON -- Women abandoned Newt Gingrich in droves Tuesday and helped fuel former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's triumph in Florida's Republican presidential primary, according to preliminary data from an exit poll of voters. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006575823627/ 12006575823627 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:08:59 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's re-election campaign identified its top fundraisers on Tuesday, including 61 people who each raised at least half a million dollars. Altogether, the more than 440 fundraisers collected at least $75 million to help Obama win a second term. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006575813979/ 12006575813979 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:29:08 EST CELEBRATION, Fla. -- Newt Gingrich says it's now clear it will be a two-person race for the GOP presidential nomination. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006575934856/ 12006575934856 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:11:19 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- Mitt Romney routed Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding smartly from an earlier defeat and taking a major step toward the Republican presidential nomination. Despite the one-sided setback, the former House speaker vowed to press on. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006575107996/ 12006575107996 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:13:37 EST CELEBRATION, Fla. -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said Tuesday he expects the race for the GOP nomination will go on for six months no matter how the Florida primary turns out. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006575121725/ 12006575121725 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:11:44 EST WASHINGTON -- Early results from an exit poll of voters in Florida's Republican presidential primary show the pain of the weak economy and divisions over what to do about illegal immigration. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006574750417/ 12006574750417 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:25:55 EST WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich's ideas about science may seem like fiction but experts say they really aren't. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006573755586/ 12006573755586 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:14:11 EST ORLANDO, Fla. -- Can Newt Gingrich come back a third time? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006573325143/ 12006573325143 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:06:40 EST NEW YORK -- Stephen Colbert's sway in the presidential election might be a joke, but he's got some real financial muscle. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006572920087/ 12006572920087 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:13:53 EST LONE TREE, Colo. -- Shrugging off expected losses in Florida's primary, Rick Santorum cast the fight for the Republican presidential nomination as a long slog and said Tuesday's results from the largest contest to date were unlikely to force him or Ron Paul from the race. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006573323272/ 12006573323272 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:51:35 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- Florida Republicans were putting an end to a raucous, big-spending, character-bashing primary campaign Tuesday as they decided whether a confident Mitt Romney or a defiant Newt Gingrich would win the state's 50 delegates, the biggest prize of the GOP race so far. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006573189526/ 12006573189526 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:31:25 EST MIAMI -- While polls gave Mitt Romney strong odds to win Florida's Republican primary, some voters said Tuesday they weren't all that enthusiastic about their ballot choices. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006571628570/ 12006571628570 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:29:27 EST ORLANDO Fla. -- Newt Gingrich says he expects the GOP presidential race to last about six more months -- unless chief rival Mitt Romney drops out. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006571976723/ 12006571976723 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:06:57 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says Newt Gingrich shouldn't be urging him to drop out of the primaries. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006571481781/ 12006571481781 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:13:06 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- Florida's time has come. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006570438624/ 12006570438624 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:11:21 EST MIAMI -- Florida broke the presidential primary rules -- again -- but officials figure it's worth a penalty for their state to maintain a relevant voice in nominating candidates for the White House. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006570428191/ 12006570428191 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:09:27 EST ORLANDO, Fla. -- Undeterred by sagging poll numbers, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is set to make a final appeal for support as voters in Florida go to the polls Tuesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006570416721/ 12006570416721 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:08:21 EST WASHINGTON -- Congress' low approval ratings have sparked a rare instance of bipartisanship, as both parties are rushing to pass a bill that would make it clear that insider trading laws apply to lawmakers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006570410129/ 12006570410129 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:07:12 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama wears his decision to rescue General Motors and Chrysler three years ago as a badge of honor, a move to save jobs in an industry that helped create the backbone of the middle class more than a half-century ago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006570403260/ 12006570403260 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:06:08 EST WASHINGTON -- Democrats looking into Operation Fast and Furious say a yearlong investigation has turned up no evidence that the flawed gun smuggling probe was conceived or directed by high-level political appointees at Justice Department headquarters. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006570396843/ 12006570396843 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:04:02 EST MIAMI -- Cheered by new polls, Mitt Romney is all but predicting victory in Tuesday's Republican presidential primary. Newt Gingrich is looking past Florida to regroup, vowing he won't stay buried long. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006566064286/ 12006566064286 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:41:01 EST COTTLEVILLE, Mo. -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum denounced the "gutter politics" of his opponents Monday as he turned his campaign away from a potentially futile effort in Florida in hopes of regaining momentum in the Midwest. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006567006090/ 12006567006090 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:22 EST JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- To hear Newt Gingrich tell it, the dramatic conservative change he promises will begin even before he is sworn in as president in 2013. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006567014229/ 12006567014229 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:53:39 EST WASHINGTON -- The caffeinated, rapid-fire GOP presidential primary is about to ease into a slower pace and a more spread-out map, creating new challenges for Newt Gingrich. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006566001988/ 12006566001988 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:35:29 EST TALLAHASSEE, Fla -- A new poll taken among likely Florida Republican voters shows former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney heading into tomorrow's presidential preference primary in the Sunshine State with a 14-point lead over former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006564812968/ 12006564812968 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:20:23 EST WASHINGTON -- The White House is criticizing comments by the Republican National Committee chairman comparing President Barack Obama to the Italian cruise ship captain who allegedly abandoned his sinking ship. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006564722381/ 12006564722381 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:13:58 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration proposed new rules Monday to help military families care for service members when they are called to active duty or become injured. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006564683858/ 12006564683858 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:10:48 EST WASHINGTON -- The White House says it's concerned and disappointed about the situation in Egypt, where a handful of U.S. citizens who are being prevented from leaving the country have taken shelter at the American embassy in Cairo. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006564664799/ 12006564664799 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:46:48 EST WASHINGTON -- Former Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush, whose endorsement would be a prize for any of the Republican presidential candidates, has remained neutral. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006564160883/ 12006564160883 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:22:44 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney has picked up a consolation prize from the South Carolina Republican presidential primary: two delegates. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006564016459/ 12006564016459 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:52:08 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is preparing to begin talks with Iraq on defining a long-term defense relationship that may include expanded U.S. training help, according to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's chief policy aide. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006563832843/ 12006563832843 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:22:43 EST JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Looking for a convincing win, a confident Mitt Romney said Monday the Florida primary is breaking his way and urged voters to send Newt Gingrich "to the moon." Gingrich claimed he's gaining ground and will stay in the race until summer. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006562936375/ 12006562936375 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:57:48 EST WASHINGTON -- Aiming tax increases at millionaires and companies that ship jobs abroad may help frame the fairness theme of President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, but it's a plan that stands virtually no chance of passing Congress. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006561706820/ 12006561706820 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:01:14 EST NAPLES, Fla. -- Mitt Romney's strength may be growing, but he won't secure the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, even if he scores a convincing victory in Florida's primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006561727388/ 12006561727388 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:59:38 EST WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department is tightening procedures for responding to information requests from Congress in the aftermath of a troubled arms trafficking investigation. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006561717727/ 12006561717727 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:04:53 EST POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- Newt Gingrich slammed GOP rival Mitt Romney on Sunday for the steady stream of attacks he likened to "carpet-bombing," trying to cut into the resurgent front-runner's lead in Florida in the dwindling hours before Tuesday's pivotal presidential primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006557069326/ 12006557069326 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:46:35 EST LUTZ, Fla. -- Facing the possibility of a stinging defeat, Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich combined sharp attacks on Mitt Romney with unspoken appeals for support among the state's evangelicals on Sunday, two days before the pivotal Florida primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006559119527/ 12006559119527 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:19:02 EST BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says his daughter Bella remains in the hospital with pneumonia but is recovering after a rough 36 hours. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006558234294/ 12006558234294 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:57:51 EST HIALEAH, Fla. -- If Mitt Romney wins Tuesday's primary, a sliver of the GOP electorate in Florida may be one of the big reasons. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006557387122/ 12006557387122 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:07:18 EST WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Republican Rick Santorum is staying home in Philadelphia to be with this hospitalized daughter and is canceling campaign stops in Florida. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006557083893/ 12006557083893 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:01:20 EST LUTZ, Fla. -- Newt Gingrich on Sunday called GOP president rival Mitt Romney a "pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase liberal." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006557048081/ 12006557048081 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:03:09 EST LUTZ, Fla. -- Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich wants a commission to study the management of in vitro fertilization clinics, where infertile couples seek treatment to allow pregnancy and large numbers of leftover embryos are discarded or stored. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006557058976/ 12006557058976 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:05:39 EST WASHINGTON -- Aware that most Americans would like to dump them all, members of Congress hope to regain some sense of trust by subjecting themselves to tougher penalties for insider trading and requiring they disclose stock transactions within 30 days. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006555633958/ 12006555633958 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:33:25 EST WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Former presidential hopeful Herman Cain is backing Newt Gingrich's White House bid. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006550040576/ 12006550040576 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:38:32 EST WASHINGTON -- NBC asked GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Saturday to pull a campaign advertisement made up almost entirely of a 1997 "Nightly News" report on Newt Gingrich's ethics committee reprimand. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006548271244/ 12006548271244 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:26:12 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is pressing his case for changes in how the Senate does business, hoping to ease the partisan gridlock, and he wants to bar lawmakers from profiting from their service. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006548557242/ 12006548557242 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:44:45 EST WASHINGTON -- Just how rich is Mitt Romney? Add up the wealth of the last eight presidents, from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama. Then double that number. Now you're in Romney territory. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006548308443/ 12006548308443 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:47:09 EST GORHAM, Maine -- Ron Paul said Saturday the Republican presidential race has "a ways to go" and he doesn't intend to get out or get behind another candidate anytime soon. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006548322932/ 12006548322932 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:40:57 EST COCOA, Fla. -- Newt Gingrich's promise to colonize the moon isn't pie-in-the-sky in Florida. It illustrates an adage: All politics is local. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006548285718/ 12006548285718 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:00:56 EST WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the U.S. in advance of the successful Navy SEAL assault on Osama bin Laden's compound last May. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006541565682/ 12006541565682 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:55:57 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama met with former President George H.W. Bush and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in the Oval Office on Friday, joining in a bipartisan gathering in an election year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006541175760/ 12006541175760 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:19:58 EST PUNTA GORDA, Fla. -- Rick Santorum is tired, trailing -- and going home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006535919860/ 12006535919860 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:04:56 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul on Friday flatly denied a Washington Post report that he was deeply involved in the company that produced provocative, racially charged newsletters and that he signed off on articles. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006540869649/ 12006540869649 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:17:53 EST DORAL, Fla. -- Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney urged conservatives to back off aggressive anti-immigration policies as the Republican presidential candidates vied for Hispanic votes Friday, entering the final, frenzied weekend before Florida's primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006536987387/ 12006536987387 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:32:08 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama, raising money for his campaign among tribal leaders, said Friday he wants American Indians to be "full partners" in the economy. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006540312862/ 12006540312862 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:14:56 EST BOSTON -- Republican congressional candidate Richard Tisei (tih-SAY') is off to a strong fundraising start in his campaign to oust Democratic U.S. Rep. John Tierney. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006539849651/ 12006539849651 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:41:15 EST ORLANDO, Fla. -- Republican insiders are rising up to cut Newt Gingrich down to size, testament to the GOP establishment's fear that the mercurial candidate could lead the party to disaster this fall. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006540007593/ 12006540007593 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:01:57 EST KEY IMAGES: The ad begins with footage of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who ran against Romney in the 2008 GOP presidential contest, talking into the camera. "If a man's dishonest to get a job, he'll be dishonest on the job," Huckabee says. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006539771776/ 12006539771776 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:16:20 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration said Friday that will expand its signature foreclosure-prevention program to try to help those with heavy debt loads avoid losing their homes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006539497949/ 12006539497949 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:55:06 EST WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Mitt Romney's ties to the Northeast gave him a boost on the way to winning the New Hampshire primary. Newt Gingrich's roots in the South probably had at least a little to do with his South Carolina triumph. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006538650612/ 12006538650612 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:08:07 EST BANGOR, Maine -- Presidential hopeful Ron Paul wants other Republicans to know that he and his supporters plan to hang around for a while longer. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006538368730/ 12006538368730 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:33:58 EST JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An aggressive Mitt Romney repeatedly challenged Republican rival Newt Gingrich Thursday night in the final debate before next week's critical Florida primary, demanding an apology for an ad saying he harbors anti-immigrant sentiments and ridiculing the former House speaker's call to colonize the moon. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006532763831/ 12006532763831 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:29:05 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney accuses Newt Gingrich of calling Spanish a "ghetto language." Close, but not quite. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006535974577/ 12006535974577 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:18:07 EST NEW YORK -- Forget the so-called liberal media. Right now Newt Gingrich's most ardent critics are conservative pundits and columnists, many of whom have launched aggressive campaigns to discredit him and trip up his run for the Republican nomination. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006535908656/ 12006535908656 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:24:02 EST JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Newt Gingrich wants America to establish a colony on the moon. Mitt Romney says it's not worth the enormous cost. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006532704264/ 12006532704264 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:55:45 EST JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Rivals Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are trading barbs over their income from mortgage firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006532534417/ 12006532534417 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:35:57 EST JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Mitt and Ann Romney failed to list an unknown amount of investment income from a variety of sources, including a Swiss bank account, on financial disclosure forms filed last year, the presidential hopeful's campaign announced Thursday as it worked to correct the omissions. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006532055739/ 12006532055739 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:37:52 EST JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Pointing toward an evening debate, Mitt Romney jokingly urged supporters Tuesday to "just storm in" and support him even if they lacked tickets. Newt Gingrich warmed up with a particularly strong attack on Romney. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006532067233/ 12006532067233 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:58:12 EST WASHINGTON -- The United States is taking over the leadership of the international body charged with monitoring and preventing the sale of blood diamonds, just a month after a major human rights watchdog quit, accusing the group of refusing to address links between gems, violence and tyranny. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006531109269/ 12006531109269 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:56:26 EST WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday sidestepped a delicate dispute between two allies over the World War I-era killing of Armenians in Turkey. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006531098560/ 12006531098560 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:55:04 EST WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon outlined a plan Thursday for slowing the growth of military spending, including cutting the size of the Army and Marine Corps, retiring older planes and trimming war costs. It drew quick criticism from Republicans, signaling the difficulty of scaling back defense budgets in an election year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006531090412/ 12006531090412 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:09:03 EST WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she wants to step off the "high wire of American politics" after two decades and is again tamping down speculation that she might stay in government if President Barack Obama wins a second term. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006530454329/ 12006530454329 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:46:39 EST LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. -- Lehigh Acres in Florida knows the housing crisis first hand. And it's in the spotlight with Florida's Republican presidential primary looming next week. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006530679864/ 12006530679864 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:40:45 EST COLONIA JUAREZ, Mexico -- White House hopeful Mitt Romney rarely mentions a key fact as he works to woo Hispanics ahead of Tuesday's Republican presidential nominating contest in Florida -- his own Mexican heritage. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006530284581/ 12006530284581 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:42:42 EST WASHINGTON -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich beat his main GOP presidential rival, Mitt Romney, to the punch by releasing his most recent tax return. But Gingrich still hasn't revealed how he earned most of his $3.1 million. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006529936234/ 12006529936234 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:35:34 EST WASHINGTON -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee says it raised $61.4 million last year, claiming a good showing for a party in the minority. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006529533458/ 12006529533458 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:55 EST GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she meant no disrespect when she pointed a finger at President Barack Obama during an intense discussion on an airport tarmac. But the Republican governor says the Democratic president showed disrespect for her by abruptly ending their conversation. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006527165428/ 12006527165428 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:23:19 EST COCOA, Fla. -- A two-man fight for Florida is emerging ahead of the state's final Republican presidential debate, with Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich pounding each other over personal and professional vulnerabilities. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006528379946/ 12006528379946 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:58:32 EST ATLANTA -- He's an ardent supporter of Israel. A megabillionaire casino mogul whose Las Vegas Sands Corp. is under federal investigation. And the self-proclaimed "richest Jew in the world." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006527151284/ 12006527151284 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:03:56 EST WASHINGTON -- Timothy Geithner said Wednesday that he doesn't expect to serve a second term as Treasury secretary. He said he doesn't think President Barack Obama would ask him to remain if Obama won re-election. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006527543628/ 12006527543628 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:02:11 EST WASHINGTON -- The Navy SEAL operation that freed two Western hostages in Somalia is representative of the Obama administration's pledge to build a smaller, more agile military force that can carry out surgical counterterrorist strikes to cripple an enemy. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006527533140/ 12006527533140 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:02:29 EST WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- On a day that combined two campaigns into one, President Barack Obama on Wednesday challenged Republicans to raise taxes on the rich as GOP rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich swiped at him on the economy and criticized each other over immigration. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006527174992/ 12006527174992 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:59:27 EST COCOA, Fla. -- Newt Gingrich is promising to establish a permanent base on the moon by 2020 if he's elected president. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006524276735/ 12006524276735 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:51:24 EST CHANDLER, Ariz. -- If President Barack Obama is showing some swagger, it shouldn't be a surprise. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006523868489/ 12006523868489 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:32:31 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate promised Wednesday to press ahead this year with legislation drawn from his plans to require millionaires to pay at least 30 percent in taxes and curb tax preferences for companies that ship jobs overseas. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006523395164/ 12006523395164 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:53:01 EST WASHINGTON -- The applause rolled through the big chamber, growing ever louder as hundreds of Republicans and Democrats suddenly realized Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was back in the House. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006520278194/ 12006520278194 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:33:21 EST DORAL, Fla. -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Wednesday ridiculed rival Mitt Romney's call for self-deportation of illegal immigrants as an "Obama-level fantasy" that would be inhumane to long-established families living in America. Romney, for his part, accused Gingrich of pandering to a Hispanic audience and said Gingrich himself had supported self-deportation in the past. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006521600159/ 12006521600159 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:00:52 EST MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann swept aside doubts about her political future on Wednesday, declaring less than a month after ending her presidential bid that she will seek a fourth term in Congress. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006522125210/ 12006522125210 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:55:36 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama delivered an election-year broadside to Republicans: Game on. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006518493576/ 12006518493576 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:57:01 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has resorted to "extremism" with stifling, anti-growth policies and sought to divide Americans, not unite them, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said Tuesday in the formal Republican response to the president's State of the Union address. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006518502168/ 12006518502168 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:58:13 EST NAPLES, Fla. -- GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich began receiving payments from Freddie Mac in 1999 under a contract that paid his consulting business $25,000 a month to work with the mortgage giant's chief lobbyist, according to a second agreement released Tuesday night. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006518509311/ 12006518509311 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:01:16 EST WASHINGTON -- It was a wish list, not a to-do list. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006518527555/ 12006518527555 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:56:00 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama, having watched his Republican adversaries pound him for weeks, got his turn Tuesday, using his State of the Union speech to land the first major counterpunch of the still-forming 2012 election. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006516336089/ 12006516336089 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:01:36 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's tax returns tell the tale: Yes, he's rich -- really rich. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006514209698/ 12006514209698 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:01:05 EST NAPLES, Fla. -- Republican Newt Gingrich is putting a greater emphasis on a possible matchup with President Barack Obama and spending less time drawing contrasts with GOP rival Mitt Romney. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006514926589/ 12006514926589 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:07:12 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is pledging an economic revival that will work for everyone and not just the rich, declaring that "the defining issue of our time" is the endangered promise of the American dream. He's using his State of the Union address Tuesday night to draw a battle line with Republicans over how to avoid a nation of haves and have-nots. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006511363259/ 12006511363259 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:45:33 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich's fight for Florida and the states beyond stayed at a high boil Tuesday as Romney released tax returns showing annual income topping $20 million -- including a now-closed Swiss bank account -- and Gingrich insisted his high-paid consulting work for a mortgage giant that contributed to the housing crisis didn't include lobbying. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006511593364/ 12006511593364 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:34:39 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney paid about $3 million in federal income taxes in 2010, having earned more than seven times that from his investments. Those earnings, $21.7 million, put him among the wealthiest of American taxpayers. Romney's campaign said Tuesday he followed all tax laws. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006511167981/ 12006511167981 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:09:50 EST TUCSON, Ariz. -- Outgoing Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords spent her last hours as Tucson's U.S. representative finishing the meeting she started on the morning she was shot and bidding farewell to constituents who have supported her through her recovery. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006511019071/ 12006511019071 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:33:31 EST WASHINGTON -- Advisers to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney are acknowledging that he once had a Swiss bank account but that it was closed in 2010 as prepared to enter the race for the White House. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006511161144/ 12006511161144 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:14:19 EST WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich called rival Mitt Romney a "terrible historian" but flubbed his own history in Congress on Monday night when he claimed the nation ran four consecutive budget surpluses during his time as House speaker. Romney attacked Gingrich's financial links to Freddie Mac while ignoring his own. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006510685942/ 12006510685942 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:08:09 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney paid about $3 million in federal income taxes in 2010, having earned more than seven times that -- $21.7 million -- from his investments and making him among the wealthiest of American taxpayers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006510648963/ 12006510648963 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:06:54 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney spent years building a presidential candidacy based on corporate success, a squeaky clean image and an aura of electability that let him focus on President Barack Obama rather than his GOP rivals. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006510641491/ 12006510641491 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:09:53 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- Republican presidential contenders Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich clashed repeatedly in heated, personal terms Monday night in a crackling campaign debate, the former Massachusetts governor tagging his rival as an "influence peddler" in Washington, only to be accused in turn of spreading falsehoods over many years in politics. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006507059379/ 12006507059379 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:49:38 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says Newt Gingrich's freshly released contract with mortgage giant Freddie Mac shows that he was not merely a historian as he first suggested. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006506937855/ 12006506937855 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:34:58 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- Ron Paul says he has no intention of running for president as a third-party candidate, though he's continuing to keep the door open a crack. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006506849885/ 12006506849885 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:33:43 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- A newly aggressive Mitt Romney charged in campaign debate Monday night that Newt Gingrich "resigned in disgrace" from Congress after four years as speaker and then spent the next 15 years "working as an influence peddler" in Washington. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006506842327/ 12006506842327 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:38:39 EST TUCSON, Ariz. -- On a bittersweet day for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the outgoing congresswoman spent her final hours in Tucson as the city's U.S. representative, finishing the meeting she started on the morning she was shot and bidding farewell to constituents who supported her through a long recovery. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006501111858/ 12006501111858 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:04:44 EST WASHINGTON -- A day before Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney planned to release his income tax returns, his old investments in two controversial government-backed housing lenders stirred up new questions at the same time his campaign targeted rival Newt Gingrich for earning more than $1.6 million in consulting fees from one of the lenders. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006505588416/ 12006505588416 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:03:12 EST NEW YORK -- A person close to a Las Vegas casino owner who helped bankroll an independent group supporting Newt Gingrich says his wife is contributing $5 million to the same organization. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006505579231/ 12006505579231 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:33:27 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- Rocked in South Carolina over the weekend, an increasingly aggressive Mitt Romney looked to take the fight to Newt Gingrich in debate Monday night as the combative Republican presidential contest shifted farther south to Florida. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006505040748/ 12006505040748 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:03:39 EST LADY LAKE, Fla. -- Republican Rick Santorum is telling Florida seniors that President Barack Obama's health overhaul is rationing care, adding long wait times and blocking Medicare patients from seeing their doctors. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006504501965/ 12006504501965 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:04:55 EST WASHINGTON -- Here's where the 2012 Republican presidential candidates stand on a selection of issues. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006504509545/ 12006504509545 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:56:18 EST NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky was stopped by security at the Nashville airport Monday when a scanner set off an alarm and targeted his knee, although the senator said he has no screws or medical hardware around the joint. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006503377838/ 12006503377838 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:20:44 EST BOSTON -- U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and his chief Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren have signed a pledge to curb political attack ads by outside groups. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006502804478/ 12006502804478 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:20:24 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- Fresh off a big win in South Carolina, Republican Newt Gingrich found himself on defense Monday as the volatile GOP presidential contest shifted to Florida. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006502082489/ 12006502082489 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:19:49 EST WASHINGTON -- As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver his annual address to Congress, many goals he outlined in previous State of the Union speeches remain unfulfilled. From reforming immigration laws to meeting monthly with congressional leaders of both parties, the promises fell victim to congressional opposition or faded in face of other priorities as the unruly realities of governing set in. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006502438852/ 12006502438852 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:36:05 EST WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Environmental issues have barely registered in this year's Republican presidential primary, but that's likely to change as the race turns to Florida. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006501096557/ 12006501096557 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:05:30 EST CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- Newt Gingrich has the momentum. Mitt Romney has the money. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006499113037/ 12006499113037 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:59:55 EST ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- After taking a shellacking in South Carolina, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is starting off his Florida campaign on the attack. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006498359588/ 12006498359588 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:54:30 EST ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- Mitt Romney is pressing reset. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006497967027/ 12006497967027 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:46:41 EST PHOENIX -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' decision to step down from her congressional seat opens up a wide-open race to fill her spot in her southeastern Arizona district. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006497560144/ 12006497560144 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:42:36 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- Now it's Florida's turn. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006496815553/ 12006496815553 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:46:48 EST WASHINGTON -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little more than a year ago that shook the country. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006496480823/ 12006496480823 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:43:46 EST WASHINGTON -- Rick Santorum says he's under no pressure to quit the GOP presidential race so conservative voters can coalesce around Newt Gingrich. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006496462614/ 12006496462614 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:36:25 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Sunday that he will release his 2010 tax returns and 2011 estimates on Tuesday, acknowledging it was a mistake for his campaign not to have done so earlier. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006496418591/ 12006496418591 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:29:54 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney is hitting reset. Newt Gingrich says he's the only one who can go "toe to toe" with President Barack Obama. Rick Santorum calls himself the only "consistent conservative" left. And Ron Paul is sitting out the next one. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006496379326/ 12006496379326 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:27:15 EST WASHINGTON -- Fresh off a resounding victory, Newt Gingrich faces a formidable financial challenge as he storms into Florida -- raising money. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006496363471/ 12006496363471 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:03:19 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- With a resounding comeback win in South Carolina, Newt Gingrich sent a message to Mitt Romney: not so fast. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006490459957/ 12006490459957 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:16:20 EST CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Rick Santorum says there've been three states and three winners in the Republican presidential race, and he's heading to the next contest in Florida. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006489458094/ 12006489458094 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:27:40 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich stormed to an upset win in the South Carolina primary Saturday night, dealing a sharp setback to former front-runner Mitt Romney and scrambling the race for the Republican presidential nomination. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006488806028/ 12006488806028 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:38:57 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is already looking past the South Carolina primary Saturday with plans to make the most of a few states that could be more receptive to his libertarian, Internet-driven message. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006488153713/ 12006488153713 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:34:53 EST CHARLESTON, S.C. -- South Carolina Republicans established their presidential primary more than three decades ago as way to raise the state's national political profile. They succeeded wildly. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006488129214/ 12006488129214 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:25:29 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich collided Saturday in the South Carolina primary, the first Southern testing ground in the race for the Republican presidential nomination and historically a harbinger of the final outcome. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006488072981/ 12006488072981 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:31:41 EST WASHINGTON -- In the short time since Mitt Romney tried unsuccessfully to leave the rest of the GOP field behind in New Hampshire, the presidential race has served up a scattershot cast of angels and demons as the candidates try to strike a chord with different slices of the electorate. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006488110128/ 12006488110128 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:29:03 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa Republican Party has declared Rick Santorum the winner of the Iowa caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006488094339/ 12006488094339 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:24:52 EST CHARLESTON, S.C. -- On the eve of a Southern showdown, Mitt Romney conceded Friday he's in a tight race with Newt Gingrich for Saturday's South Carolina primary in a Republican campaign suddenly turned turbulent. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006478349282/ 12006478349282 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:22:41 EST GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Rival presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are set to appear at the same barbecue restaurant at the same time on the day of the South Carolina primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006480856035/ 12006480856035 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:37:16 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- In what is organized labor's first major investment in the Republican presidential primary, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is spending almost $1 million in Florida on a television ad attacking Mitt Romney's business career. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006479503681/ 12006479503681 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:30:33 EST GRANITEVILLE, S.C. -- Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul didn't seem to mind Friday that he has campaigned less aggressively in South Carolina than he did in other early voting states. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006480543227/ 12006480543227 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:27:29 EST WASHINGTON -- TITLE: "Unprecedented." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006480524976/ 12006480524976 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:38:37 EST CAYCE, S.C. -- For weeks, Renee Boling was sure she was going to vote for Mitt Romney in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary. But a series of events this week changed her mind, and seemingly the minds of many others across the state. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006479511616/ 12006479511616 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:58:10 EST WASHINGTON -- An Associated Press examination of financial records of Mitt Romney shows that the Republican presidential candidate has offshore-based investments worth between $7 million and $32 million. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006479268953/ 12006479268953 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:16:09 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- With the Florida presidential primary 11 days away, Newt Gingrich is looking to evangelicals to help bolster an underfunded and overmatched campaign organization that's trying to stop Mitt Romney's momentum. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006479016910/ 12006479016910 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:39:10 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney is no natural when it comes to "common man" politics. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006477355031/ 12006477355031 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:40:22 EST CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Ron Paul says Saturday's South Carolina primary could be a "significant event" that will help propel his insurgent campaign forward. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006477362224/ 12006477362224 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:18:06 EST CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The crush of campaign ad spending in South Carolina has swollen to more than $12 million so far, with candidates and independent groups paying top dollar to elbow for room in the state's crucial advertising marketplace. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006476508512/ 12006476508512 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:15:52 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney may be the front-runner for the GOP nomination for president, but he has yet to win over most of the national party leaders whose help he will need to defeat President Barack Obama in November. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006475415243/ 12006475415243 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:16:11 EST CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Presidential contender Newt Gingrich on Thursday angrily denied that he asked his second wife for an "open marriage" that would allow him to have a mistress as she claims in an interview broadcast two days before the South Carolina primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006472177114/ 12006472177114 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:17:08 EST NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Front-runner Mitt Romney and his presidential pursuers enter the final full day of campaigning in a South Carolina GOP primary contest significantly altered from just 24 hours earlier. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006475422846/ 12006475422846 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:36:37 EST NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The race for the Republican presidential nomination took a turn toward the South Carolina surreal Thursday as Rick Perry dropped out, Newt Gingrich faced stunning allegations from an ex-wife and Mitt Romney struggled to maintain a shaky front-runner's standing. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006472299792/ 12006472299792 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:17:27 EST CHARLESTON, S.C. -- For months, the big question in the GOP presidential race has been whether Mitt Romney would falter if one rival could consolidate the anti-Romney feelings of many hard-core conservatives. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006472184757/ 12006472184757 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:55:59 EST NEW YORK -- From the Magic Kingdom to the Apollo Theater, President Barack Obama on Thursday made the case for American tourism and his own re-election bid, mingling his political and economic agendas as he tried to stay ahead of the Republicans chasing after his job. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006471695993/ 12006471695993 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:50:19 EST NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The race for the Republican presidential nomination is veering toward South Carolina surreal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006470221935/ 12006470221935 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:54:15 EST MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. -- Buoyed by news he edged rival Mitt Romney in Iowa's Republican caucuses, Rick Santorum said Thursday he remained conservatives' best option and urged them to resist calls to rally behind Newt Gingrich. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006469885535/ 12006469885535 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:33:10 EST NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination and endorsed Newt Gingrich, adding a fresh layer of unpredictability to the campaign two days before the South Carolina primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006468318966/ 12006468318966 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:39:27 EST EASLEY, S.C. -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Thursday he's still the best conservative alternative to Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination, brushing aside new Iowa vote results showing Rick Santorum ahead of Romney in the state's GOP caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006467636723/ 12006467636723 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:28:35 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- In a surprise flip, Rick Santorum edged front-runner Mitt Romney by 34 votes in the final tally of the Iowa caucuses, Republican officials said Thursday. But no winner was declared because some votes still remain missing two weeks after the event's closest contest ever. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006467571545/ 12006467571545 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:14:02 EST The five Republicans seeking their party's nomination for president are preparing for the last televised debate before Saturday's South Carolina primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006466764125/ 12006466764125 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:08:19 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is rolling out his closing appeal for votes in Saturday's South Carolina primary with an ad that takes swipes at President Barack Obama's economic policies and makes tough-to-keep promises. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006466729918/ 12006466729918 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:05:39 EST WASHINGTON -- The tax plan by Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum would cut taxes for most Americans while swelling the federal budget deficit by $900 billion in a single year, according to an independent study. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006466713858/ 12006466713858 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:04:18 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is pitching a plan for boosting U.S. tourism in Orlando, just as Republican presidential candidates prepare to blanket Florida with an anti-Obama message ahead of the state's Jan. 31 primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006466705845/ 12006466705845 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:00:20 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and Congress are back where they were before Christmas, locked in an election-season tussle over a proposed 1,700-mile oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006466682092/ 12006466682092 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:44:20 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama launched his first television ad of his re-election campaign, defending his energy record against criticism from a Republican-leaning outside group in a sign that the presidential race is entering a new phase even though Republicans have yet to pick a challenger. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006464426063/ 12006464426063 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:55:22 EST SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Mitt Romney tried doggedly Wednesday to sidestep the political furor he had started a day earlier by revealing he pays federal taxes at a rate of about 15 percent, less than millions of middle-income American families. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006463052291/ 12006463052291 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:59:07 EST WASHINGTON -- Hoping to win the hearts of Southern conservatives, Newt Gingrich leaned into his argument that President Barack Obama is a "food stamp president" and that poor people should want paychecks, not handouts -- a pitch that earned him a standing ovation in South Carolina during a presidential debate on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006463434736/ 12006463434736 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:09:19 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's campaign is buying advertising time in at least six states that will be critical to the president's re-election bid, a sign that the presidential race is entering a new phase even though Republicans have yet to pick a challenger. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006462775964/ 12006462775964 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:05:17 EST WASHINGTON -- Raising the stakes on a bitter election-year fight with Republicans, President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected a Canadian company's plan to build a U.S.-spanning, 1,700-mile pipeline to carry oil across six U.S. states to Texas refineries. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006462031619/ 12006462031619 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:44:03 EST MIAMI -- Property manager Nancy Leon knows all too well the effects of Florida's dismal economy. People can't pay their condominium association fees and fall behind on mortgages or rent. The condo property suffers. Then it has to cut costs, which makes the place less attractive for new residents. A vicious cycle. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006461544336/ 12006461544336 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:23:09 EST WASHINGTON -- Gov. Chris Christie is urging political ally Mitt Romney to immediately release his tax returns rather than waiting until April. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006459258934/ 12006459258934 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:24:01 EST Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is hosting a pair of rallies at South Carolina colleges and another rally in suburban Columbia, S.C. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006459264158/ 12006459264158 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:56:15 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's promise to release his 2011 tax return in April follows the practice of leading presidential candidates that began after Watergate. If history is any lesson, questions and criticism will continue long afterward. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006459097534/ 12006459097534 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:18:16 EST FLORENCE, S.C. -- His wealth and taxes suddenly a campaign focus, Mitt Romney said Tuesday he pays an effective federal tax rate of about 15 percent. That's far less than if his earnings were wages rather than gains from investments and dividends, and the disclosure under pressure triggered a sharp response from the Democratic White House as well as one of his GOP presidential rivals. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006452749626/ 12006452749626 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:04:47 EST AUSTIN, Texas -- Facing double-digit inflation in 1981, Congress created a commission to consider a role for gold in U.S. monetary policy. The 17-member panel rejected the idea of returning America to the gold standard -- except for two dissenting members. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006458068765/ 12006458068765 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:05:09 EST GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry is taking a pause from partisan campaigning in South Carolina to pray for President Barack Obama's safety and wisdom. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006454830959/ 12006454830959 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:41:45 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama campaign has requested advertising rates in a number of key states, a sign that it could be close to airing its first television commercials of the 2012 campaign. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006454690425/ 12006454690425 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:29:15 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Ron Paul is stepping off the presidential campaign trail to vote against raising the federal debt ceiling. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006454255549/ 12006454255549 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:23:56 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is leveling a forceful new attack on rival Mitt Romney, calling the Republican front-runner's private equity firm "exploitive." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006454223679/ 12006454223679 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:37:53 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday dubbed the St. Louis Cardinals the "greatest comeback team in the history of baseball" thanks to their thrilling late-season charge into the playoffs and death-defying, seven-game triumph in last November's World Series. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006453587363/ 12006453587363 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:39:53 EST WASHINGTON -- U.S. military investigators found no conclusive evidence that an Afghan officer who killed eight U.S. airmen and one U.S. civilian during a meeting in Kabul in April had ties to the Taliban, according to a report released Tuesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006453599318/ 12006453599318 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:37:14 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney ignored the most significant expansion of trade ties in nearly two decades when he accused the Obama administration Monday night of doing nothing to open new markets. Rick Santorum claimed to be taking purely the high road in campaign ads even as a new one from him veered from that path. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006453583429/ 12006453583429 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:16:26 EST BOSTON -- Democrat Elizabeth Warren is hoping to mark the two-year anniversary of the special election that launched Republican Scott Brown into the US Senate with a fundraising blitz. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006452738574/ 12006452738574 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:49:39 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is asking Congress for the power to shrink the federal government and merge federal agencies in an effort to make government more efficient and consumer friendly. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006416937823/ 12006416937823 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:48:40 EST WASHINGTON -- Many of Mitt Romney's presidential challengers are having trouble fulfilling a fundamental requirement of running for public office: getting on the ballot. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006416931925/ 12006416931925 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:29:25 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Mitt Romney is hitting back against attacks on his time at the helm of private equity firm Bain Capital. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006416096438/ 12006416096438 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:52:56 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Under pressure from some in his own party, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Thursday tempered his public attacks on front-runner Mitt Romney while defending his right to question the former Massachusetts governor's business record. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006415517621/ 12006415517621 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:51:37 EST WASHINGTON -- Many of Mitt Romney's presidential challengers are having trouble fulfilling a fundamental requirement of running for public office: getting on the ballot. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006415509756/ 12006415509756 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:12:47 EST WASHINGTON -- Ben Bernanke presided over his first meeting as Federal Reserve chairman in March 2006 believing the nation's economy could pull off a "soft landing" from falling home prices. Three months later, Bernanke had begun to grasp that he and others had underestimated the risk housing posed to the economy. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006414916784/ 12006414916784 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:11:27 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will ask Congress on Friday for greater power to shrink the federal government, and his first idea is merging six sprawling trade and commerce agencies whose overlapping programs can be baffling to businesses, a senior administration official told The Associated Press. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006414908763/ 12006414908763 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:09:17 EST WASHINGTON -- Torn between reality and their political dreams, leading conservatives are defending Mitt Romney against attacks on his work in the private sector even as they search for a more palatable candidate amid a growing sense that his nomination may be certain. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006414895791/ 12006414895791 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:26:11 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Rick Santorum faces a double-barreled challenge in South Carolina: stand up a strong campaign organization while effectively answering an expected onslaught of attacks on his fiscal record. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006411757013/ 12006411757013 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:20:49 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Under pressure from some in his own party, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich pulled back his public attacks on front-runner Mitt Romney -- at least for now. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006411364961/ 12006411364961 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:36:14 EST WALTERBORO, S.C. -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry refused Thursday to retreat from disparaging comments about rival Mitt Romney's business record, saying the GOP will be better off airing those concerns now than letting Democrats exploit the issue this fall. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006411097481/ 12006411097481 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:08:43 EST GREER, S.C. -- An array of Republicans and conservatives -- including some of Mitt Romney's sharpest critics -- rushed to the GOP presidential front-runner's defense Thursday to counter efforts to paint the former venture capitalist as a job-killer. Under fire, Romney rivals Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry backed off from directly attacking Romney's tenure at the helm of Bain Capital. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006410212272/ 12006410212272 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:27:07 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Mitt Romney swept into South Carolina on Wednesday in pursuit of a confirming victory in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, buoyed by a second straight electoral triumph, bulging campaign coffers and warm words from the state's pre-eminent practitioner of tea party politics. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006402762790/ 12006402762790 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:35:17 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Young voters in the Republican presidential race are flocking to a 76-year-old great-grandfather who gives eye-glazing speeches on monetary policy and disappears from the campaign trail for days at a time to rest. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006409291720/ 12006409291720 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:35:49 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama raked in more than $68 million combined for his re-election campaign and the Democratic Party during the final three months of 2011, gearing up for a formidable challenge against his Republican opponent later this year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006407494914/ 12006407494914 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:31:18 EST WASHINGTON -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is insisting he's "pro-life" and questions his Republican presidential campaign rivals are raising about his reversal of positions on this issue are expected. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006407467849/ 12006407467849 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:51:19 EST TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Florida presidential primary is on. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006406147870/ 12006406147870 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:54:48 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- In the 2012 Republican nominating contest, Sen. Jim DeMint is like the pretty girl all the boys want to take to the prom. Nearly every GOP presidential candidate has come a-courting the South Carolina Republican ahead of his state's Jan. 21 primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006406168822/ 12006406168822 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:49:09 EST WASHINGTON -- What gives? Some of Mitt Romney's rivals are waging a fierce attack that you'd never think would come from the mouths of Republicans who claim Ronald Reagan as their hero. They're blasting the GOP front-runner for aggressive, wealth-creating business tactics. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006403254817/ 12006403254817 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:46:15 EST CHICAGO -- President Barack Obama scooped up campaign cash in his Chicago hometown on Wednesday, promising supporters that change can still come if they work even harder this time around. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006403237538/ 12006403237538 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:25:03 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Anxious to end Mitt Romney's two-state winning streak, his rivals hammered him as unfeeling toward laid-off workers and out of step with conservative Christians. Romney touted $56 million in fundraising, putting his dominance on full display as the presidential campaign barreled into South Carolina Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006399150318/ 12006399150318 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:31:41 EST WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S. played no role in the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist and says the U.S. is looking for an international understanding with Iran that ends its uranium enrichment program. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006400270116/ 12006400270116 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:09:38 EST WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul is touting his anti-war message in South Carolina, a state with a strong military presence. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006400137831/ 12006400137831 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:59:26 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday he wants to reward companies that invest in America and eliminate tax breaks for companies that don't, and he's planning new tax proposals to do it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006400076520/ 12006400076520 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:18:16 EST ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Trying to breathe life into his struggling White House bid, Republican Newt Gingrich is striking a populist tone in South Carolina while railing against "crony capitalism" that he says undermines free enterprise. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006399109634/ 12006399109634 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:27:21 EST WASHINGTON -- Former Gov. Mitt Romney is conceding he's got "an uphill climb" in South Carolina, where he finished fourth in 2008, despite season-opening victories in Iowa and New Hampshire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006398804176/ 12006398804176 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:57:57 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Next up, South Carolina. And it's shaping up to be a dogfight. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006397907758/ 12006397907758 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:44:09 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Jon Huntsman may have clawed his way to a third-place finish in New Hampshire, but he must overcome major challenges to remain competitive in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006397464949/ 12006397464949 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:42:02 EST PICKENS, S.C. -- Rick Perry is pouring on the down-home charm as he seeks a campaign revival in South Carolina, betting that geographic kinship will pay off now that the GOP presidential race is finally shifting to his comfort zone. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006397452294/ 12006397452294 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:37:34 EST WASHINGTON -- Michelle Obama has gotten a new commitment from medical schools to boost training and research for the treatment of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health injuries. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006397425437/ 12006397425437 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:01:50 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's back-to-back victories in Iowa and New Hampshire will force his weak-but-still-standing GOP rivals to make a crucial decision: Keep eviscerating the man that many see as the inevitable nominee or temper their criticisms and dampen whatever hopes they have of overtaking him. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006395051092/ 12006395051092 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:51:02 EST MERRIMACK, N.H. -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, finishing out of the top three in New Hampshire's Republican primary, says he's going to focus on jobs when he campaigns in South Carolina. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006394986293/ 12006394986293 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:15:53 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum says he wants to emerge as the "true conservative" of the GOP primary race. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006394775223/ 12006394775223 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:10:15 EST Mitt Romney won New Hampshire's Republican presidential primary by building on the strengths that carried him to a narrow victory in Iowa and bringing in a broader coalition of tea party supporters and conservatives, according to exit polls. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006394381533/ 12006394381533 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:05:33 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Texas congressman Ron Paul says his second-place finish in New Hampshire's GOP primary is a sign of growing momentum for his beliefs. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006394353337/ 12006394353337 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:06:03 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- President Barack Obama has won New Hampshire's Democratic primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006393996363/ 12006393996363 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:27:08 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -— Mitt Romney says he's made history with his victory in the New Hampshire presidential primary and is focusing on President Barack Obama. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006394122880/ 12006394122880 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:05:44 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- Mitt Romney cruised to a solid victory in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, picking up steam from his first-place finish in the lead-off Iowa caucuses and firmly establishing himself as the man to beat for the Republican presidential nomination. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006393994437/ 12006393994437 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:33:52 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- Mitt Romney jumped ahead in early returns from the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, eager to add to the previous week's first-place finish in the Iowa caucuses and cement himself as the man to beat for the Republican presidential nomination. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006393803244/ 12006393803244 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:12:48 EST WASHINGTON -- Early results from an exit poll of people voting in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary show that the economy is easily their top worry. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006393316883/ 12006393316883 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:24:21 EST WASHINGTON -- On the eve of the crucial New Hampshire primary, President Barack Obama told supporters Monday that the Republicans vying for his job out on the campaign trail are no different from the ones opposing his policies on Capitol Hill. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006389786170/ 12006389786170 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:14:17 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Ron Paul isn't downplaying his expectations for today's New Hampshire primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006392245735/ 12006392245735 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:27:04 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Despite this weekend's debate doubleheader in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney's rivals all but conceded defeat Friday in the state's primary next week, looking instead to South Carolina as their best chance to slow his march to the Republican presidential nomination. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006355602329/ 12006355602329 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:59:02 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is shrugging off reports that the vote count from Iowa's caucuses might be wrong, saying the errors appear not to change the fact that he and Mitt Romney were nearly tied. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006355434230/ 12006355434230 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:56:56 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Mobilizing against Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney as too timid and too moderate, the rest of the GOP field is exhorting Republicans to do themselves a favor and nominate a more conservative standard-bearer who has a better chance of holding up against President Barack Obama. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006355421558/ 12006355421558 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:55:36 EST WASHINGTON -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he's confident GOP conservatives will "gradually coalesce" around a candidate who can deny the party's nomination to Mitt Romney. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006355413623/ 12006355413623 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:11:59 EST BOSTON -- A Boston University economics professor is set to run for president. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006354791979/ 12006354791979 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:01:18 EST AUSTIN, Texas -- Rick Perry did something in Iowa he's never done in three decades of public life: He lost. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006354367872/ 12006354367872 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:59:01 EST WASHINGTON -- If you earn less than $200,000 a year, there's a strong chance you don't have to worry about an Internal Revenue Service audit. But if you make more than $1 million annually, the odds have been rising that you'll be hearing from the tax man. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006354354161/ 12006354354161 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:56:36 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration plans a rule change to help reduce the time illegal immigrant spouses and children are separated from citizen relatives while they try to win legal status in the United States, a senior administration official said Thursday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006354339689/ 12006354339689 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:55:33 EST WASHINGTON -- In recasting his defense strategy, President Barack Obama is looking beyond the wars he inherited to focus on Asian security risks -- mainly China and North Korea -- that took a back seat to Iraq and Afghanistan. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006354333339/ 12006354333339 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:08:05 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Mitt Romney's Republican presidential rivals repeatedly attacked him as a candidate of the status quo and a timid, less-than-reliable conservative Thursday as they simultaneously sought to slow his campaign momentum and personally audition for the role of conservative rival-in- chief. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006351528595/ 12006351528595 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:12:07 EST TILTON, N.H. -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum faced skepticism about his support for gun rights and engaged in a hostile exchange over gay marriage Thursday, all the while emphasizing a conservative record that he acknowledges is imperfect. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006351192740/ 12006351192740 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:49:53 EST CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made a strong play for votes in conservative South Carolina's primary on Thursday, campaigning there with two popular politicians who are backing his bid instead of remaining in New Hampshire ahead of its first-in-the-nation primary next week. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006351059297/ 12006351059297 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:15:06 EST NEWPORT, N.H. -- Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman on Thursday won the endorsement of The Boston Globe, marking the second time Massachusetts' largest newspaper has snubbed its former governor, Mitt Romney, ahead of the New Hampshire primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006350850575/ 12006350850575 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:56:57 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said Thursday he is willing to go before the NAACP and urge blacks to demand paychecks, not food stamps. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006350741780/ 12006350741780 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:57:50 EST WASHINGTON -- Prominent conservative leaders want their rank and file to quickly get behind a single presidential candidate, fearful that persistent splits will help Mitt Romney win the Republican nomination. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006349307079/ 12006349307079 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:07:59 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Barely triumphant in Iowa, Mitt Romney campaigned Wednesday seeking an overwhelming victory in New Hampshire's primary -- and found tough questions even with Sen. John McCain, the locals' beloved war hero, at his side. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006342887968/ 12006342887968 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:24:23 EST WASHINGTON -- With an eye on the upcoming South Carolina primary, Republican presidential candidates on Thursday assailed President Barack Obama for bypassing the Senate to name three new members to the National Labor Relations Board. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006349826311/ 12006349826311 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:04:30 EST PLYMOUTH, N.H. -- Republican Newt Gingrich fought on two fronts Thursday, branding Mitt Romney's policies as "timid" and accusing President Barack Obama of carrying out "an imperial presidency." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006349347056/ 12006349347056 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:54:28 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama vowed Thursday the United States will remain the world's pre-eminent military power even as the Pentagon scales back spending, shrinks the Army and Marine Corps and pulls back from Europe. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006348566896/ 12006348566896 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:26:06 EST WASHINGTON -- A new independent study says Republican Mitt Romney's tax plan would increase taxes on low-income families while cutting taxes for the middle-class and the rich. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006349116624/ 12006349116624 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:58:43 EST SALEM, N.H. -- Mitt Romney on Thursday labeled President Barack Obama as a "crony capitalist," invoking a theme that Rep. Michele Bachmann used before she left the presidential race http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006347512241/ 12006347512241 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:08:38 EST SALEM, N.H. -- Shooting past each other, Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum took aim at President Barack Obama's economic policies on Thursday as they jockeyed for support in New Hampshire and courted voters in conservative bellwether South Carolina. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006347211850/ 12006347211850 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:11:52 EST WASHINGTON -- Just two days after the first votes in the race to pick a Republican presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain says it's time to wrap things up. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006346871294/ 12006346871294 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:10:35 EST PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman said Thursday the "tyranny of the clock" is working against him in New Hampshire, an acknowledgement of his late entry into the race and his position far behind front-runner Mitt Romney in the state. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006346863466/ 12006346863466 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:15:55 EST ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Now that Michele Bachmann has decided to end her run for president, another decision looms for the Minnesota Republican. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006346895515/ 12006346895515 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:13:10 EST TILTON, N.H. -- A buoyant Rick Santorum on Thursday urged New Hampshire voters to reject pundits and polls favoring Mitt Romney as the Republican presidential standard-bearer. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006346879043/ 12006346879043 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:03:03 EST SALEM, N.H. -- Each trying to sound every bit the nominee, Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum looked past each other to run down President Barack Obama's economic policies Thursday as they jockeyed for support in New Hampshire and reached out to voters in conservative bellwether South Carolina. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006346458386/ 12006346458386 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:41:43 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is bashing the National Labor Relations Board in a new South Carolina ad airing the day after the Obama administration announced recess appointments to the labor panel. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006345610386/ 12006345610386 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:38:52 EST WASHINGTON -- In a defiant display of executive power, President Barack Obama on Wednesday will buck GOP opposition and name Richard Cordray as the nation's chief consumer watchdog. Outraged Republican leaders in Congress suggested that courts would determine the appointment was illegal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006345593266/ 12006345593266 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:37:40 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is rewriting its defense strategy to absorb hundreds of billions of dollars in defense budget cuts while scaling back the longstanding Pentagon goal of being ready to fight two wars simultaneously. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006345586051/ 12006345586051 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:59:23 EST BRENTWOOD, N.H. -- Rick Santorum is counting on momentum -- and perhaps help from outside groups -- to carry him to victory in New Hampshire and beyond. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006341036366/ 12006341036366 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:45:44 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Mitt Romney on Wednesday accepted an endorsement from Arizona Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, as the former Massachusetts governor pushed for an overwhelming victory in next week's New Hampshire primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006338794346/ 12006338794346 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:06:06 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich pummeled front-running rival Mitt Romney as "a moderate Massachusetts Republican to the left of the vast majority" of their party, displaying a tough new tone in New Hampshire after a disappointing performance in Iowa's caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006340716543/ 12006340716543 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:27:59 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is bypassing GOP opposition to make three more recess appointments -- this time to the National Labor Relations Board. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006340487942/ 12006340487942 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:00:10 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's presidential campaign is trying to set the bar for Republican front-runner Mitt Romney's campaign in New Hampshire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006340320960/ 12006340320960 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:47:58 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- A squeaker of an Iowa victory behind him, Mitt Romney jumped into the New Hampshire primary Wednesday, declaring that his staying power sets him apart from caucus runners-up Rick Santorum and Ron Paul and the rest of the GOP presidential field. Michele Bachmann underscored his point by quitting the race, while Rick Perry settled doubts that he would indeed soldier on. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006339167876/ 12006339167876 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:56:21 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- Newt Gingrich, who finished a distant fourth in the Iowa caucuses, says the GOP presidential campaign is not like running for senior class president and isn't a game. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006339218188/ 12006339218188 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:00:59 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Michele Bachmann is quitting the Republican presidential campaign, saying she's "decided to stand aside" in the wake of her sixth place finish in the Iowa precinct caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006337445953/ 12006337445953 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:53:11 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney is in New Hampshire after a razor-thin Iowa win. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006338839193/ 12006338839193 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:10:05 EST Mitt Romney is moving on from Tuesday's narrow victory in Iowa to next week's primary in New Hampshire, and anticipating sharper criticism from his rivals. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006337500518/ 12006337500518 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:52:15 EST URBANDALE, Iowa -- With the words "Game on," Republican presidential hopeful Santorum thanked God and his supporters as he vowed to press ahead with the same conservative themes that put him in contention to win Iowa's caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006337393510/ 12006337393510 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:36:01 EST PETERBOROUGH, N.H. -- Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman has a message for whoever wins the Iowa caucuses: "Welcome to New Hampshire. Nobody cares." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006333336179/ 12006333336179 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:45:00 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Newt Gingrich blasted Mitt Romney as someone who can't bring enough change to Washington while vowing to continue his presidential campaign after a fourth place finish in the Iowa caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006336989964/ 12006336989964 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:46:22 EST AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he is leaving the "quirky" state of Iowa to continue his presidential race among "real" Republicans in South Carolina. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006336998223/ 12006336998223 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:34:51 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Mitt Romney is moving on from Tuesday's narrow victory in Iowa to next week's primary in New Hampshire, and anticipating sharper criticism from his rivals. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006336929118/ 12006336929118 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:31:30 EST WASHINGTON -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won most of the delegates in the Iowa Republican caucuses, edging former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. Romney won a projected 13 delegates and Santorum won 12. Texas Rep. Ron Paul was shut out. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006336909019/ 12006336909019 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:53:17 EST MANCHESTER, Mass. -- There was excitement on the streets of Manchester, N.H. Tuesday night because everyone knows the big guns of the GOP presidential campaign are heading Northeast. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006334879717/ 12006334879717 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:37:31 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- The chairman of the Iowa Republican party says former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won the Iowa caucuses by eight votes. Chairman Matt Strawn made the announcement of the razor-thin margin from Des Moines. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006334785128/ 12006334785128 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:31:38 EST WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Texas Rep. Ron Paul rode a current of youthful discontent to third place in Iowa's Republican presidential caucuses Tuesday, promising to take his outsider bid for the GOP nomination into independent-minded New Hampshire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006334749867/ 12006334749867 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:41:43 EST BURLINGTON, Iowa -- Newt Gingrich says he's going to hit back hard at Mitt Romney -- but without being negative about it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006334090311/ 12006334090311 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:22:31 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Early numbers from the Iowa caucuses show a tight three-way race between former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006333975141/ 12006333975141 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:18:59 EST WASHINGTON -- An entrance poll of Republicans attending Iowa's presidential caucuses shows former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum leading among tea party supporters and born-again or evangelical voters. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006333953874/ 12006333953874 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:51:07 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is telling Iowa Democrats that "because of" them the Iraq war ended, a major health care law was passed and the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays has ended. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006333786737/ 12006333786737 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:13:54 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- About a third of GOP caucus-goers say the top quality they seek in a candidate is the ability to defeat President Barack Obama. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006333563487/ 12006333563487 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:24:41 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republicans rendered the first verdict in the 2012 race for the White House on Tuesday in Iowa caucuses from Adel to Zearing, opening night for the campaign to pick a challenger to President Barack Obama in the fall. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006332548163/ 12006332548163 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:58:36 EST WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Ron Paul is banking on a heavy youth turnout Tuesday in Iowa to lift his outsider bid to win the state's lead-off presidential caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006331671651/ 12006331671651 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:56:05 EST ATLANTA -- Former President Jimmy Carter has some advice for Barack Obama as he gears up for the 2012 election: Don't alienate voters with controversial positions. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006332016558/ 12006332016558 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:41:07 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Since the 1840s, political activists in Iowa have gathered on dark winter nights to take care of party business. Only for the past 40 years has anyone outside the state taken notice of these Iowa caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006331926723/ 12006331926723 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:15:26 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Mitt Romney is defending his conservative credentials hours before voting behinds in Iowa. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006331772628/ 12006331772628 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:08:57 EST DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Onetime Republican presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich called on campaign rival Mitt Romney Tuesday to "just level with the American people" about his moderate political views. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006329573662/ 12006329573662 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:53:16 EST BOSTON -- The order of candidate names on Massachusetts' March 6 presidential primary ballots has been set, with Ron Paul's name topping the Republican ballot. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006330559662/ 12006330559662 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:43:56 EST WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon says U.S. warships will continue to sail in the Persian Gulf despite an Iranian warning to stay away. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006330503617/ 12006330503617 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:07:45 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Mitt Romney on Tuesday backpedaled a bit from his earlier prediction of a first-place finish in the Iowa caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006329566591/ 12006329566591 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:59:25 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is courting young voters as he seeks to surprise his rivals with a strong showing in the state's leadoff precinct caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006328436585/ 12006328436585 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:03:29 EST PERRY, Iowa -- A funny thing happened in the presidential campaign in Iowa: The last Republican president's name actually surfaced. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006328460933/ 12006328460933 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:02:09 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Ron Paul is hopeful that the more structured organization of Iowa supporters he has built in his second bid for the Republican nomination will turn out big in the state's leadoff presidential caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006328452955/ 12006328452955 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:33:55 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's surprisingly easy rise to the top of Iowa presidential polls, aided by his GOP rivals' in-fighting, masks vulnerabilities he will have to confront eventually. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006323963554/ 12006323963554 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:53:29 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Mitt Romney is about to find out if his winning prediction will come true. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006325160852/ 12006325160852 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:22:31 EST SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry, campaigning in Iowa's heavily conservative northwest corner the day before Tuesday's caucuses, urged conservatives to support one of their own who hasn't been part of the Washington and Wall Street establishments. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006323535011/ 12006323535011 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:20:35 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- A chunk of Iowa Republicans don't know what they want in a presidential candidate, much less who to vote for. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006323523545/ 12006323523545 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:22:50 EST BOSTON -- As he heads into a tough re-election year, Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown says he promised to be an independent voice in the Senate and will continue to be guided by that promise. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006323177097/ 12006323177097 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:17:43 EST WASHINGTON -- Democrats in Iowa are trying to weaken Republican Mitt Romney in advance of Tuesday's lead-off presidential caucuses as polls show the former Massachusetts governor amassing support. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006322786263/ 12006322786263 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:25:32 EST HONOLULU -- With an eye on the 2012 campaign, President Barack Obama is wrapping up a low-key Hawaiian vacation and planning to quickly get back in front of voters as he ratchets up his bid for re-election. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006322473221/ 12006322473221 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:08:06 EST INDEPENDENCE, Iowa -- Newt Gingrich says he doesn't expect to win Tuesday's Iowa caucuses after being battered by millions of dollars in negative ads. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006322368676/ 12006322368676 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:21:46 EST POLK CITY, Iowa -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is dismissing Mitt Romney's business experience and says the nation is looking for inspirational leaders instead. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006322090657/ 12006322090657 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:51:59 EST DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Mitt Romney -- and his supporters -- are making his final pitch to Iowa voters and it's all about electability. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006321911873/ 12006321911873 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:37:42 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is returning to Iowa the day before its leadoff presidential caucuses and hoping to rev up supporters by appearing with his son, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006321826238/ 12006321826238 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:20:20 EST DAVENPORT, Iowa -- On the last full day of campaigning before Iowa's GOP caucuses, Mitt Romney is working to hold on to a narrow advantage as he faces a surging Rick Santorum and an unpredictable Ron Paul factor. He also needs to win over many undecided conservative voters in a state that spurned him four years ago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006321002087/ 12006321002087 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:17:52 EST WASINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says she would put U.S. missiles on alert and consider blockading Iran to let that country know it should not develop nuclear weapons. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006320987294/ 12006320987294 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:24:25 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- The attacks on Newt Gingrich have been as under-the-radar as they have been in-your-face. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006319946538/ 12006319946538 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:12:08 EST WASHINGTON -- Chief Justice John Roberts said Saturday that he has "complete confidence" in his colleagues' ability to step away from cases where their personal interests are at stake, and noted that judges should not be swayed by "partisan demands." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006319872837/ 12006319872837 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:10:45 EST WASHINGTON -- Baby boomers take note: Medicare as your parents have known it is headed for big changes no matter who wins the White House in 2012. You may not like it, but you might have to accept it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006319864557/ 12006319864557 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:25:40 EST LE MARS, Iowa -- The Republican presidential race in Iowa is coming down to which way an enormous number of undecided voters breaks in the coming days. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006314913962/ 12006314913962 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:21:26 EST ATLANTIC, Iowa -- Mitt Romney is criticizing rival Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum as a career politician and defending his own conservative credentials. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006315968573/ 12006315968573 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:37:08 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann plan to make their next -- and possibly last -- stands in South Carolina instead of chasing the rest of the GOP presidential pack to New Hampshire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006315342894/ 12006315342894 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:16:29 EST MERRIMACK, N.H. -- The political world will shift 1,300 miles to the east later this coming week. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006314858996/ 12006314858996 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:22:43 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Michele Bachmann is desperate for a late lift in Iowa and the Minnesota congresswoman is increasingly stressing a distinction in the Republican presidential field: She's the only woman competing for the nomination. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006314896352/ 12006314896352 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:14:51 EST DERRY, N.H. -- Campaigning alone in New Hampshire, Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman says Iowa plays an important role in winnowing the field, but it will be New Hampshire that sends a message about which candidate is most electable. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006314849179/ 12006314849179 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:20:38 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican Rick Santorum says that if he's elected president, he would bomb Iran's nuclear facilities unless they were opened for international arms inspectors. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006314883897/ 12006314883897 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:18:49 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Newt Gingrich says GOP rival Mitt Romney would buy the presidency if he could. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006314872992/ 12006314872992 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:56:01 EST SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says he would veto legislation that would allow certain illegal residents to become American citizens. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006308616182/ 12006308616182 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:49:01 EST WASHINGTON -- Several Republican presidential hopefuls are saying the state of Virginia should put their names on its March 6 ballot for the GOP primary despite their failure to meet state requirements. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006307854062/ 12006307854062 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:08:46 EST CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- So much for Iowa Nice. It's more like Iowa Nasty. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006306172654/ 12006306172654 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:51:56 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's outgoing chief domestic policy adviser says the administration isn't getting the credit it deserves when it comes to fixing the struggling economy. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006306791623/ 12006306791623 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:07:23 EST COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich blasted the Justice Department for blocking a South Carolina voter identification law and suggested the Obama administration wants to "steal elections." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006306164331/ 12006306164331 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:05:51 EST INDIANOLA, lowa -- Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is telling Iowa activists they can change the tenor of the race for the Republican nomination if they give him a boost in next Tuesday's caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006306155156/ 12006306155156 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:03:04 EST URBANDALE, Iowa -- At least five protesters connected to the nationwide Occupy movement have been arrested outside Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign headquarters. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006306138463/ 12006306138463 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:31:44 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich wept Friday as he recalled his late mother's end-of-life illnesses, a moment of poignancy in a notably negative Republican presidential Iowa caucus campaign with four unpredictable days yet to run. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006298750311/ 12006298750311 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:25:15 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Newt Gingrich is getting a little help from his friends. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006299431533/ 12006299431533 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:28:21 EST SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is at or near the top of polls in Iowa, where he's drawing big crowds and has an enviable campaign organization. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006298730119/ 12006298730119 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:08:12 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- One of Mitt Romney's sons has an answer for those who say his father should release his tax returns. He jokes that President Barack Obama should go first and release his birth certificate and other records. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006298249275/ 12006298249275 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:33:51 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Don't expect Herman Cain to endorse any of the Republican presidential candidates before Tuesday's Iowa caucuses http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006298043153/ 12006298043153 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:29:40 EST HONOLULU -- President Barack Obama is delaying his request for another $1.2 trillion increase in the nation's debt limit at the request of congressional leaders. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006297298082/ 12006297298082 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:00:36 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Newt Gingrich choked up and wiped away tears Friday while recalling his late mother's struggle with depression and mental illness. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006297123630/ 12006297123630 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:23:49 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's campaign intends to highlight the president's record with military veterans next year. Republicans are vowing to change high unemployment among veterans in their pitches to military voters. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006296902952/ 12006296902952 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:56:15 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will return to his Chicago hometown on Jan. 11 to attend raise money for his presidential campaign. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006296017587/ 12006296017587 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:08:15 EST WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is casting rival Ron Paul as a fringe candidate and says he's working hard to make sure the Texas congressman doesn't become the GOP nominee. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006295009561/ 12006295009561 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:29:02 EST STORM LAKE, Iowa -- Newt Gingrich's strategy these days amounts to this: hammer home a message about jobs and the economy while wrapping himself in the mantle of Ronald Reagan. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006294774258/ 12006294774258 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:28:09 EST WASHINGTON -- U.S. and Afghan officials say the Obama administration hopes to restore momentum this spring to U.S. talks with the Taliban insurgency that had reached a critical point before falling apart this month. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006294768934/ 12006294768934 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:10:23 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- With time running short, Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum, Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich battled Thursday to win over a pivotal crop of undecided conservative voters. Of all the candidates, only Mitt Romney seemed to largely escape attack as he worked to win a state that long seemed out of reach until this week. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006288902341/ 12006288902341 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:48:32 EST WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers have freed up a little more than 20 percent of $187 million in U.S. assistance to the Palestinians that had been frozen over the Palestinian bid for U.N. membership. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006293811211/ 12006293811211 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:50:37 EST MUSCATINE, Iowa -- A lot of things stand out about Rick Santorum's dogged bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Many buck conventional political wisdom, and are the hallmarks of a campaign on a shoestring budget. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006293823798/ 12006293823798 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:52:23 EST NEVADA, Iowa -- Republican Michele Bachmann is insisting her presidential campaign is going forward despite staff departures, depleted campaign coffers and calls for her to drop out of the race. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006293834349/ 12006293834349 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:03:29 EST WASHINGTON -- A Virginia attorney and tea party activist is seeking to have Newt Gingrich's name placed on the state's Super Tuesday primary ballot. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006290660939/ 12006290660939 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:26:57 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- More than a dozen Occupy protesters have been arrested in Iowa, including a 14-year-old girl, as they target Democrats and Republicans just days ahead of the state's closely watched lead-off presidential caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006290441724/ 12006290441724 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:57:23 EST LACONIA, N.H. -- The political world is spinning in Iowa this week. And Jon Huntsman says he doesn't care. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006289544363/ 12006289544363 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:36:38 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican Michele Bachmann is sticking with her campaign for president and her accusations that a top Iowa supporter was paid to defect to rival Ron Paul. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006288339769/ 12006288339769 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:17:54 EST COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- A swaggering Rick Perry parachuted into Iowa last summer and landed at the top of the GOP presidential field. He had a job-creation message, an off-the-cuff speaking style and a fledgling campaign organization. He quickly nosedived. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006288227356/ 12006288227356 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:25:04 EST NEWTON, Iowa -- Texas Rep. Ron Paul received a welcome befitting a man with a suddenly serious chance to win next week's Iowa Republican presidential caucuses as he arrived in the state Wednesday for a final burst of campaigning. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006287910454/ 12006287910454 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:24:36 EST CORALVILLE, Iowa -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum says the party needs to offer a sharp, clear contrast with President Barack Obama if it hopes to reclaim the White House next November. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006286827668/ 12006286827668 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:14:46 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa's GOP presidential contest remains deeply unsettled, if not downright strange, five days before the Jan. 3 caucus. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006285328516/ 12006285328516 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:03:49 EST CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Mitt Romney is airing an optimistic new ad in Iowa during the last days before the caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006286702975/ 12006286702975 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:38:12 EST WASHINGTON -- Former U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman is defending his refusal to compete in the leadoff Iowa Republican precinct caucuses, focusing instead on New Hampshire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006286189113/ 12006286189113 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:42:23 EST WASHINGTON -- Four-star general-turned-CIA director David Petraeus almost resigned as Afghanistan war commander over President Barack Obama's decision to quickly draw down surge forces, according to a new insider's look at Petraeus' 37-year Army career. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006286214396/ 12006286214396 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:41:12 EST WASHINGTON -- The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time in a month. But a measure of applications over the past month fell to a three-and-a-half-year low, an indication that hiring could pick up. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006286207259/ 12006286207259 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:08:32 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- All across Iowa next Tuesday, tens of thousands of Republican voters will travel through a chilly Midwestern night to the warmth of a local church or gymnasium for caucus meetings to select presidential candidates, the first voting in the 2012 election campaign. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006285291265/ 12006285291265 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:07:35 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Regardless of whether Mitt Romney wins the Iowa Republican caucus Tuesday, he has enjoyed a remarkably easy presidential race so far. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006285285573/ 12006285285573 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:33:50 EST CLINTON, Iowa -- Mitt Romney has stepped into the center of a perfect storm in Iowa -- and he's going all in. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006282563019/ 12006282563019 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:39:10 EST INDIANOLA, Iowa -- Michele Bachmann's struggling presidential campaign has been dealt another setback: One of her Iowa co-chairmen has defected to rival Ron Paul's side. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006282235027/ 12006282235027 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:19:39 EST NEWTON, Iowa -- Texas Rep. Ron Paul received a welcome befitting a man with a suddenly serious chance to win next week's Iowa Republican presidential caucuses as he arrived in the state Wednesday for a final burst of campaigning. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006281757931/ 12006281757931 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:16:36 EST MASON CITY, Iowa -- A spokesman for Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign says the Republican has raked in roughly $9 million for the last three months of the year, far more than the House speaker has been able to raise in any of the previous quarters. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006281739519/ 12006281739519 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:18:29 EST MASON CITY, Iowa -- Rick Santorum isn't going down without a fight. In fact, that fight seems to be lifting him -- at exactly the right time. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006281750930/ 12006281750930 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:25:49 EST WASHINGTON -- Look out for some wacky results in the race for delegates in the Republican presidential primaries and caucuses. There might even be a state or two where the second-place candidate gets the most delegates, starting with Tuesday's caucuses in Iowa. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006280354962/ 12006280354962 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:38:23 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- One presidential campaign claims an impressive effort in Iowa this year: eight offices opened, 350,000 phone calls to potential supporters and 1,280 events to recruit and train volunteers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006279350378/ 12006279350378 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:01:48 EST NEWTON, Iowa -- Republican presidential contender Ron Paul is back in Iowa, running strongly in the polls and questioning why U.S. troops are in Korea and other parts of the world. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006279850864/ 12006279850864 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:58:17 EST MUSCATINE, Iowa -- Mitt Romney and Rick Perry on Wednesday assailed Republican presidential rival Ron Paul for saying the U.S. has no business bombing Iran to keep it from acquiring a nuclear weapon, drawing a sharp contrast with their rising rival as he returned to Iowa to campaign before the lead-off caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006278389761/ 12006278389761 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:37:09 EST CRESTON, Iowa -- Republican Michele Bachmann did the Texas two-swipe Wednesday in her push to gain ground before next week's presidential caucuses in Iowa. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006279342989/ 12006279342989 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:49:04 EST SAN ANTONIO -- Ron Paul wants to legalize pot and shut down the Federal Reserve. He thinks the federal government has no authority to outlaw abortion, no business bombing Iran to keep it from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and no justification to print money unless it's backed up by gold bars. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006276894432/ 12006276894432 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:43:58 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich once praised the health care law enacted in Massachusetts by then-Gov. Mitt Romney. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006270023822/ 12006270023822 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:40:49 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Projecting the confidence of a front-runner, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept into Iowa on Tuesday ahead of next week's presidential caucuses, looked past his Republican rivals and accused President Barack Obama of "misguided policies and weak leadership" in the White House. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006273244965/ 12006273244965 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:27:25 EST 2011 was a year of worldwide political protest. In the Middle East -- in the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ -- massive protests led to elections and the overthrow of governments; in Europe, protests against austerity measures rocked nations already struggling with massive debt; and here in the U.S., Occupy camps sprouted in many cities, including Boston. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006270284554/ 12006270284554 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:05:46 EST OMAHA, Neb. -- Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson survived nearly two decades representing heavily Republican Nebraska by carving a path down the political center. But faced with navigating that road in an increasingly polarizing climate, Nelson is stepping away -- and swinging the door wide open for the GOP. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006276634673/ 12006276634673 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:10:25 EST DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- So much for staying positive. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006276662465/ 12006276662465 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:09:01 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Rep. Ron Paul of Texas is rallying his diehard supporters, whom his rivals regard as the greatest complication in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006276654177/ 12006276654177 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:08:05 EST MASON CITY, Iowa -- Rick Santorum isn't going down without a fight. In fact, that fight might be lifting him up. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006276648574/ 12006276648574 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:15:04 EST OSCEOLA, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Tuesday said he had strengthened his opposition to abortion and now opposes the procedure even in the case of rape, incest or when the woman's life would be at risk. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006273810329/ 12006273810329 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:54:26 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is weighing an unprecedented diplomatic act -- whether to bar a friendly president from U.S. soil. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006271886544/ 12006271886544 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:55:54 EST MASON CITY, Iowa -- Iowa Republicans may be starting to choose with their heads rather than their hearts as the Jan. 3 caucuses approach. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006272615334/ 12006272615334 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:17:55 EST LINCOLN, Neb. -- Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska plans to retire rather than seek a third term, two people with knowledge of the decision said Tuesday, a significant setback for Democratic efforts to maintain control of the chamber next year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006271307474/ 12006271307474 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:43:33 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney carried himself Tuesday like a man with the party nomination in hand, even before the first votes have been cast, while a newly unearthed memo showed chief rival Newt Gingrich once offered glowing praise for what Romney did for health care in Massachusetts as governor. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006268221371/ 12006268221371 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:36:22 EST HONOLULU -- A vacationing President Barack Obama has nominated a Harvard University professor and a former Treasury official under President George H.W. Bush -- a Democrat and a Republican -- to the Federal Reserve Board. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006270698277/ 12006270698277 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:05:57 EST LONDONDERRY, N.H. -- Republicans haven't cast a single vote but Mitt Romney is starting to sound like he's the party's presidential nominee. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006269795789/ 12006269795789 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:09:56 EST WASHINGTON -- The head of the Republican Party says no negative vibes should be inferred from the GOP's inability, so far, to coalesce around a candidate to challenge President Barack Obama. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006269099629/ 12006269099629 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:12:04 EST WASHINGTON -- Watch the political advertising and Elizabeth Warren, the leading Democratic Senate candidate in Massachusetts, either "sides with extreme left" protesters or has a history of being too cozy with Wall Street. Or Republican freshman Sen. Scott Brown, whom she hopes to defeat next year, is portrayed as an enemy of the environment. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006262632457/ 12006262632457 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:43:56 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- An Iowa caucus campaign that has cycled through several Republican presidential front-runners entered its final week Monday, as unpredictable as the day conservatives began competing to emerge as Mitt Romney's chief rival. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006264263674/ 12006264263674 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:39:59 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich failed to qualify for Virginia's Super Tuesday primary ballot, the latest setback for a candidate whose standing in polls has been slipping. Gingrich's campaign said he would pursue an aggressive write-in campaign, though state law prohibits write-ins on primary ballots. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006259199827/ 12006259199827 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:23:15 EST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island's senior U.S. senator is praising a decision by the White House to suspend the production of new $1 coins bearing the likenesses of dead presidents. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006262339550/ 12006262339550 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:10:54 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's cautious response to the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il reflects unease and uncertainty about the leadership transition in the reclusive country that has confounded U.S. presidents since Harry S. Truman. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006262265364/ 12006262265364 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:35:53 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republicans in search of their party's presidential nomination are returning to campaign mode after a brief Christmas respite, with Rick Santorum planning a hunting trip with conservatives in Iowa and Mitt Romney phoning supporters. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006259175359/ 12006259175359 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:28:38 EST WEST CHESTER, Ohio -- For "Anybody but Romney" Republicans in a key conservative region of Ohio, Newt Gingrich has been picking up support as an alternative to the former Massachusetts governor. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006259131833/ 12006259131833 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:24:46 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- It's been a different presidential race in Iowa this year -- quieter. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006254428666/ 12006254428666 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 20:02:14 EST WASHINGTON -- On Jan. 21, 1997, one of the most memorable days in congressional history, Newt Gingrich became the first House speaker to be reprimanded by his colleagues for ethical misconduct. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006255733328/ 12006255733328 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:26:28 EST WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden is reaching out to Iraq's leaders to discuss recent violence there and the country's tenuous political climate. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006254438844/ 12006254438844 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:27:35 EST WASHINGTON -- The Agriculture Department is reinstating several reports that it had targeted for elimination two months ago in a cost-cutting move. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006254445589/ 12006254445589 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:23:26 EST RICHMOND, Va. -- What 2012 won't be is boring. Certainly not in Virginia politics and government. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006254420659/ 12006254420659 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 23:03:19 EST WASHINGTON -- With tea party-backed first-termers calling the shots, House Republicans snatched political defeat from the jaws of victory in a year-end showdown over Social Security payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006248179930/ 12006248179930 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:33:27 EST HONOLULU -- President Barack Obama and his family are easing into vacation mode, spending a low-key Christmas Eve out of the spotlight. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006246920764/ 12006246920764 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:04:20 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration appears to have softened a U.S. ban on Internet gambling. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006246386030/ 12006246386030 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:42:15 EST WASHINGTON -- Fighting to win over unhappy American voters, President Barack Obama and his Republican challengers are seizing on one of the most potent issues this election season: the struggling middle class and the widening gap between rich and poor. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006245893573/ 12006245893573 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:46:33 EST DeWITT, Iowa -- Rick Perry drew standing-room-only crowds. Michele Bachmann lost her voice. Rick Santorum made a duel pitch --for votes and cash. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006245919396/ 12006245919396 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:44:55 EST COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- Mitt Romney cruises down two-lane blacktops, past combines churning up clouds of dust harvesting corn, on his way to one more gathering, one more step on a long journey. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006245909523/ 12006245909523 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:43:57 EST WASHINGTON -- Consumer spending and incomes barely rose last month. Business investment has slowed. New-home sales remain dismal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006239063782/ 12006239063782 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:40:26 EST RICHMOND, Va. -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Rep. Ron Paul will be on Virginia's March 6 Republican presidential primary ballot, but Texas Gov. Rick Perry has failed to qualify. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006238322646/ 12006238322646 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:40:08 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama told Congress restrictions on his ability to transfer detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States might violate the constitutional separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006237960873/ 12006237960873 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:24:13 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's re-election campaign and the Democratic Party have set a combined fundraising goal of $60 million for the final three months of 2011, an amount that would help them surpass $200 million for 2011. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006236785324/ 12006236785324 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:56:48 EST WASHINGTON -- Barely beating Santa's sleigh, Congress delivered a last-minute holiday tax-cut extension to 160 million American wage-earners on Friday, just when it looked like they and millions of unemployed workers were going to be left with coal in their stockings. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006236260860/ 12006236260860 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:17:44 EST WASHINGTON -- A Justice Department audit has found that the launch of FBI's long-delayed computer upgrade has been pushed back to the middle of 2012. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006236026463/ 12006236026463 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:52:59 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has signed a $1 trillion-plus 2012 spending bill that sets the day-to-day budgets of 10 Cabinet agencies. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006236237913/ 12006236237913 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:53:03 EST WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden says GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney favors economic policies that would help some succeed but leave most Americans behind. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006234438331/ 12006234438331 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:33:12 EST WASHINGTON -- Capping a full retreat by House GOP leaders, Congress will convene Friday in hopes of approving a stopgap measure renewing payroll tax cuts for every worker and unemployment benefits for millions -- despite serious opposition among some tea party Republicans. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006230359273/ 12006230359273 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:11:20 EST WASHINGTON -- Seven states won a share of $200 million in federal "Race to the Top" money to improve K-12 education programs, the Education Department announced Thursday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006233467921/ 12006233467921 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:14:21 EST MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa -- When his top aides walked out this spring and left his campaign in tatters, Newt Gingrich considered dropping out. But he says it was his wife, Callista, who persuaded him to soldier on. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006233486164/ 12006233486164 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:55:44 EST BETHLEHEM, N.H. -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday spurned chief rival Newt Gingrich's challenge for a one-on-one debate ahead of the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses but dismissed the notion -- suggested by the former House speaker -- that he's afraid to participate in such a face-off. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006230494352/ 12006230494352 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:32:16 EST WASHINGTON -- Their isolation complete, House Republicans on Thursday caved to demands by President Barack Obama, congressional Democrats and fellow Republicans for a short-term renewal of payroll tax cuts for all workers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006227473663/ 12006227473663 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:35:38 EST RALEIGH, N.C. -- Former presidential candidate John Edwards is seeking to delay his criminal trial over campaign finances. He says he has been diagnosed with a medical condition that will make it difficult for him to attend. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006228573883/ 12006228573883 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:39:53 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is getting unexpected help from a Republican Party that seems incapable of capitalizing on its advantages. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006228239395/ 12006228239395 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:16:15 EST WASHINGTON -- The head of Customs and Border Protection is stepping down from his post at the end of the month. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006227737532/ 12006227737532 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:33:01 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's order to withdraw 10,000 American troops from Afghanistan this year has been accomplished, a little more than a week before the year-end deadline, military officials said Thursday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006227478174/ 12006227478174 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:08:16 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says a small faction of House Republicans are the only ones standing in the way of a deal to extend expiring payroll tax cuts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006220129673/ 12006220129673 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:26:51 EST CHICAGO -- As Americans watch yet another political drama play out on Capitol Hill -- this time over whether to extend the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits -- they have a question for Congress: Can't you all just get along? For once? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006226721156/ 12006226721156 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:24:59 EST RICHMOND, Va. -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is blasting President Barack Obama during a side trip to Virginia. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006226709954/ 12006226709954 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:15:57 EST BETHLEHEM, N.H. -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday spurned chief rival Newt Gingrich's challenge for a one-on-one debate ahead of the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses but dismissed the notion -- suggested by the former House speaker -- that he's afraid to participate in such a face-off. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006226295717/ 12006226295717 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:55:32 EST WASHINGTON -- To hear Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich tell it, he and Democratic President Bill Clinton were political partners in the 1990s, lowering unemployment, balancing the federal budget and keeping the nation's economy in robust health. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006224733289/ 12006224733289 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:03:38 EST WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain says Congress' failure to reach agreement on legislation extending a payroll tax cut for working Americans "hurts the Republican Party." The GOP's 2008 presidential nominee says his party made a mistake in voting down the Senate-passed version of a bill that would have kept the current payroll tax relief intact for at least two more months. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006225501869/ 12006225501869 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:53:29 EST ASHLAND, N.H. -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says he would deport President Barack Obama's uncle, who police say was arrested in August for drunk driving near Boston and is an illegal immigrant. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006225080847/ 12006225080847 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:59:37 EST ARLINGTON, Va. -- Newt Gingrich is frantically playing catch-up in the Republican presidential race, spending precious time trying to get on Virginia's primary ballot while his rivals campaign in crucial Iowa and New Hampshire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006224757724/ 12006224757724 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:57:50 EST WASHINGTON -- If President Barack Obama, the House and the Senate all want to extend a Social Security payroll tax cut and jobless benefits through next year, why are they fighting so bitterly over doing it? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006224746933/ 12006224746933 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:50:39 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Mitt Romney refused to be pinned down Wednesday on how Congress should break an impasse that threatens to raise taxes for 160 million workers -- the latest pressing policy debate the Republican presidential hopeful has sidestepped. Rival Newt Gingrich, in contrast, castigated Congress for "an absurd dereliction of duty." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006216063945/ 12006216063945 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:43:12 EST WASHINGTON -- Clean up or shut down. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006221779235/ 12006221779235 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:06:30 EST WASHINGTON -- The economy is ending 2011 on a roll. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006220839058/ 12006220839058 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:48:25 EST WASHINGTON -- The government told passenger airlines Wednesday they'll have to do more to ensure pilots aren't too tired to fly, nearly three years after the deadly western New York crash of a regional airliner flown by two exhausted pilots. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006216770588/ 12006216770588 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:42:04 EST WASHINGTON -- Seeking to break a stalemate that is threatening 160 million workers with Jan. 1 tax increases, President Barack Obama urged the top leaders of Congress Wednesday to first pass a short-term extension while promising to work with lawmakers on a full-year measure. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006216012456/ 12006216012456 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:11:56 EST ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Home alone at the White House, President Barack Obama headed on an impromptu Christmas shopping trip Wednesday with first dog Bo, searching for some holiday cheer despite the latest stalemate with Congress. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006219071643/ 12006219071643 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:37:01 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman's campaign said Wednesday that jobs lost at a company managed by rival Mitt Romney counter his claims of being a job creator. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006218142147/ 12006218142147 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:40:21 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is asking rival Mitt Romney to call off a group airing attack ads that have contributed to the former U.S. House speaker's slide in the leadoff caucus state. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006218162125/ 12006218162125 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:51:36 EST EXETER, N.H. -- Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, who has drawn little attention with his bid for the Republican nomination for president, is dropping his GOP campaign to run for the Libertarian Party nomination. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006216069647/ 12006216069647 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:15:27 EST WASHINGTON -- Continuing a tax cut of up to $40 a week for workers and unemployment benefits for millions of jobless hit a wall Tuesday as the House rejected a two-month extension of both, and President Barack Obama blamed Republicans for the stalemate. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006213332759/ 12006213332759 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:42:57 EST BEDFORD, N.H. -- Sharpening his message ahead of voting in Iowa and New Hampshire, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Tuesday attacked President Barack Obama as Newt Gingrich, his chief rival, accused Romney of running a "negative smear campaign" in the GOP primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006213137760/ 12006213137760 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:38:30 EST WASHINGTON -- Humanitarian groups expressed misgivings Tuesday that the suffering of malnourished North Koreans would deepen as the U.S. pushed back its long-awaited decision on providing food aid following the death of Kim Jong Il. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006213111090/ 12006213111090 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:37:06 EST WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden is stressing an "urgent need" for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to meet with leaders of other political blocs in Iraq to help resolve potentially explosive sectarian differences emerging in the wake of the U.S. troop withdrawal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006213102625/ 12006213102625 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:32:56 EST BEDFORD, N.H. -- Sharpening his message ahead of voting in Iowa and New Hampshire, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama of deepening the economic crisis and backing policies that will redistribute wealth instead of creating equal opportunity for people to do well. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006209837634/ 12006209837634 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:32:53 EST WASHINGTON -- The eight-day celebration of Hanukkah has begun in Washington with the lighting of the first candle on the National Menorah. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006212357316/ 12006212357316 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:59:51 EST WASHINGTON -- Congress lurched toward Grinch-like gridlock on Tuesday as the Republican-controlled House rejected a two-month extension of Social Security tax cuts that President Barack Obama said was "the only viable way" to prevent a drop in take-home pay for 160 million workers on Jan. 1. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006208919196/ 12006208919196 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:31:20 EST JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are observing the end of the war in Iraq in solemn military tradition, marking the official return of the U.S. Forces-Iraq flag to home soil. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006209828062/ 12006209828062 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:00:37 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Suddenly, Ron Paul is in contention to win the Iowa caucuses and positioned to do well in the New Hampshire primary two weeks before the first votes are cast. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006211443729/ 12006211443729 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:11:06 EST BOSTON -- U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is escalating his criticism of House Republicans after the GOP-controlled chamber rejected a Senate-approved bill designed to prevent a Social Security payroll tax increase Jan. 1. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006211146640/ 12006211146640 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:16:24 EST WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner says it's time for President Barack Obama to help end Congress' impasse over renewing the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006210818411/ 12006210818411 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:14:43 EST ST. PAUL, Minn. -- It wasn't so long ago that Minnesota seemed like an attractive target for an emboldened GOP trying to expand its list of presidential battlegrounds. But a financial tailspin at state party headquarters and allegations of infidelity involving one of the party's young stars have Republicans watching in horror as their brand is tarnished. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006210808255/ 12006210808255 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:15:03 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says a bipartisan compromise reached by the Senate is the "only viable way" to prevent a tax increase on Jan. 1. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006210450320/ 12006210450320 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:12:36 EST NEW YORK -- A young Iowa man's plea for marriage rights for his lesbian parents drew 18.3 million views to become the most-watched political video of the year, according to YouTube's ranking of viral political videos. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006207555561/ 12006207555561 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:11:36 EST OTTUMWA, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich lashed out at Mitt Romney on Tuesday, accusing his chief rival of a "negative smear campaign" fueled by a political action committee with close ties to the former Massachusetts governor. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006207549678/ 12006207549678 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:49:21 EST WASHINGTON -- A surge in apartment construction gave builders more work in November. But 2011 is still shaping up to be one of the worst years in history for homebuilders. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006208496175/ 12006208496175 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:47:23 EST DAVENPORT, Iowa -- As he works to rev up his conservative base in Iowa with just two weeks to go until the state's caucuses, Newt Gingrich is launching a full-throated assault on a reliable GOP target: judges. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006208484336/ 12006208484336 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:09:50 EST WASHINGTON -- Sen. Mitch McConnell does not high-five easily or often. But a deal to keep American workers' taxes from rising on Jan. 1 was reason enough for the coolest negotiator in the Senate to lift a hand on camera and slap -- or pat -- some skin. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006207539034/ 12006207539034 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:07:39 EST WASHINGTON -- Conventional wisdom, supported by polls, maintains that Mitt Romney would be a tougher opponent than Newt Gingrich against President Barack Obama. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006207525938/ 12006207525938 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:04:20 EST WASHINGTON -- With the Senate adjourned for the holidays, House Republicans are moving to shelve a bipartisan two-month extension of the Social Security payroll tax cut that cleared the Senate over the weekend and are demanding instead that their fellow lawmakers return to the Capitol for negotiations. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006207506058/ 12006207506058 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:48:55 EST DAVENPORT, Iowa -- More than $1 million in negative advertising -- much of it bankrolled by Mitt Romney's allies -- has eroded Newt Gingrich's standing in Iowa and thrown the Republican presidential race here wide open two weeks before the first votes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006203813573/ 12006203813573 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:48:19 EST WASHINGTON -- Partisan to the core, Congress careened toward a holiday-season standoff Monday on legislation to prevent a Social Security payroll tax increase for 160 million workers on Jan. 1. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006204169983/ 12006204169983 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:41:38 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden plan to mark the end of the war in Iraq at a ceremony Tuesday at Joint Base Andrews in nearby Maryland. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006203769890/ 12006203769890 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:22:44 EST WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain said Monday the world is better off now that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has died and predicted that the dictator would join the likes of Adolf Hitler "in a warm corner of hell." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006202216426/ 12006202216426 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:12:28 EST WASHINGTON -- Partisan to the core, Congress careened toward a holiday-season standoff Monday on legislation to prevent a Social Security payroll tax increase for 160 million workers on Jan. 1. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006194234711/ 12006194234711 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:09:03 EST JUNEAU, Alaska -- Sarah Palin says it's not too late for someone to jump into the Republican presidential race. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006202854274/ 12006202854274 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:19:47 EST WASHINGTON -- The White House says it is too early to tell whether the death of Kim Jong Il opens the door for better U.S. relations with North Korea. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006202198637/ 12006202198637 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:24:18 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration called for a peaceful and stable leadership transition in North Korea on Tuesday, after the death of the reclusive nation's leader Kim Jong Il. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006202224793/ 12006202224793 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:47:17 EST GAFFNEY, S.C. -- A venture capital firm run by Mitt Romney created nearly 150 jobs in Gaffney, S.C., in the late 1980s only to eliminate them four years later and earn millions of dollars in profits. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006201643155/ 12006201643155 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:48:32 EST MANCHESTER, Iowa -- Seeking a late surge, Texas Gov. Rick Perry sought Monday to tar GOP presidential rivals Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney for supporting the $700 billion Wall Street bailout and said the billions loaned to banks and other financial institutions at the height of the 2008 financial crisis amounted to "the single biggest act of theft in American history." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006201650836/ 12006201650836 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:38:59 EST WASHINGTON -- Reaction by Republican presidential candidates Monday to the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il: http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006201233930/ 12006201233930 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:11:12 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is going after the conservative primary voters he needs to win in Iowa while chief rival Mitt Romney's advantage in money and organization is allowing him to look ahead to the general election. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006199987262/ 12006199987262 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:10:43 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration says it remains committed to stability on the Korean peninsula and is closely monitoring developments there following the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and the apparent transfer of power to his son. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006200704263/ 12006200704263 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:50:19 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- Just a year ago, tea party activists came roaring out of the congressional elections eager to shape the looming race for the White House. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006194101933/ 12006194101933 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:32:48 EST IOWA CITY, Iowa -- With two weeks remaining before Iowa kicks off the 2012 campaign with its first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses, the state Republican Party is taking steps to secure its electronic vote collection system after receiving a mysterious threat to its computers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006199756715/ 12006199756715 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:19:39 EST WASHINGTON -- Congressional investigators said Monday that four House members received VIP discounted loans from the former Countrywide Financial Corp., the lender whose subprime mortgages was largely responsible for the nation's foreclosure crisis. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006198957970/ 12006198957970 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:12:40 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration says it remains committed to stability on the Korean peninsula and is closely monitoring developments there following the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and the apparent transfer of power to his son. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006198915981/ 12006198915981 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:09:50 EST WASHINGTON -- Officials say newly enacted legislation that gives the military a bigger role in fighting terrorism raises questions that will complicate and could harm the investigation of terrorism cases. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006195299061/ 12006195299061 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:16:35 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney is defending his years making millions in private business and says he'll handle attacks from Democrats who are trying to paint him as wealthy and out-of-touch. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006194979489/ 12006194979489 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:06:45 EST ATLANTA -- Newt Gingrich continues to level harsh attacks on the judicial branch, saying as president he would consider dispatching U.S. marshals to force judges to appear before Congress to explain controversial decisions. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006194200567/ 12006194200567 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:03:55 EST KEENE, N.H. -- New Hampshire's Keene Sentinel is endorsing Jon Huntsman for the Republican nomination for president. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006194183479/ 12006194183479 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:52:02 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican president hopeful Newt Gingrich doubled down on his criticism of federal judges and the Supreme Court on Sunday as chief rival Mitt Romney defended his record against likely Democratic attacks. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006194112229/ 12006194112229 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:44:10 EST WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Saturday to temporarily avert a Jan. 1 payroll tax increase and benefit cutoff for the long-time unemployed, forcing a reluctant President Barack Obama to make an election-year choice between unions and environmentalists over whether to build an oil pipeline through the heart of the country. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006187584959/ 12006187584959 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:21:32 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Occupy Des Moines activists on Saturday vowed to shut down President Barack Obama's campaign offices and set up a camp outside they plan to maintain around the clock. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006186729251/ 12006186729251 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:51:14 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama, rebuffed by Congress on a yearlong extension of a Social Security payroll tax cut, said Saturday that it would be "inexcusable"' for lawmakers not to lengthen the short-term deal when they return from their holiday break. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006185827464/ 12006185827464 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:11:39 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Newt Gingrich tried to quiet unrelenting campaign criticism that he acknowledged had taken a toll as Mitt Romney stepped up insider attacks Saturday in hopes of regaining front-runner status with the first presidential vote less than two weeks away. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006185229931/ 12006185229931 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:36:26 EST URBANDALE, Iowa -- In a presidential campaign marked by sharp rises and falls, Republican Rick Santorum has experienced neither. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006185378660/ 12006185378660 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:34:23 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- Republican Jon Huntsman's presidential fortunes may have little to do with his party's conservatives. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006185366336/ 12006185366336 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:31:11 EST CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Mitt Romney is mocking Newt Gingrich's long record in Washington and says conservative tea party voters eventually will reject the former House speaker who's Romney chief presidential rival. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006185347074/ 12006185347074 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:27:58 EST WASHINGTON -- In mid-1970 an unusual job application landed in the stack of resumes at West Georgia College. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006185327793/ 12006185327793 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:46:49 EST WASHINGTON -- Senate leaders agreed on compromise legislation Friday night to extend Social Security payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits for two months while requiring President Barack Obama to accept Republican demands for a swift decision on the fate of an oil pipeline that promises thousands of jobs. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006177880962/ 12006177880962 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:10:42 EST GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Challenging Newt Gingrich's claim to South Carolina, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney charged into the state Friday with a key endorsement from the tea party-aligned governor, a packed campaign schedule and plans to start airing TV ads in the early primary state. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006173704282/ 12006173704282 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:20:39 EST WASHINGTON -- If Newt Gingrich falters in the Republican presidential contest, Ron Paul's scathing television ads may be a big part of the reason. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006177003939/ 12006177003939 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:40:25 EST ORANGE CITY, Iowa -- Michele Bachmann is rumbling through Iowa, hoping for a caucus comeback in time for the voting here next month. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006176762424/ 12006176762424 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:07:46 EST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee says he's still saddened by the U.S. decision to invade Iraq and is grateful that the conflict is now officially at an end. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006176566643/ 12006176566643 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:19:56 EST WASHINGTON -- The House has passed a $1 trillion-plus catchall budget bill paying for day-to-day operations of 10 Cabinet departments and averting a government shutdown, while Senate talks on renewing a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits reached a critical phase. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006175919524/ 12006175919524 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:05:40 EST SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Mitt Romney opened himself up to criticism Friday by saying he didn't understand Medicaid until he started working in government. The Republican presidential candidate later tried to clarify the comment, but Democrats had already pounced, saying his words were further proof that the multimillionaire businessman is out of touch. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006176554032/ 12006176554032 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:53:42 EST WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A Florida congressman is drawing criticism for comparing Democrats' efforts on shifting public opinion to those of a Nazi propagandist. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006176482295/ 12006176482295 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:43:18 EST BOSTON -- Another Democrat is dropping out of the Massachusetts Senate race. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006175699899/ 12006175699899 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:41:50 EST WASHINGTON -- At least two New Hampshire Republicans are accusing Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign of making illegal political telephone calls. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006175691063/ 12006175691063 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:33:13 EST WASHINGTON -- Michelle Obama is visiting a military base in Washington to deliver gifts the White House staff is donating to the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006174559285/ 12006174559285 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:16:01 EST WASHINGTON -- Entering 2012, President Barack Obama's re-election prospects are essentially a 50-50 proposition, with a majority saying the president deserves to be voted out of office despite concerns about the Republican alternatives, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006174096185/ 12006174096185 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:12:17 EST SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidates Ron Paul and Michele Bachmann are trading barbs over Iran, with the Texas congressman saying the U.S. has no legitimate claim to block Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon and Bachmann calling his position wildly dangerous. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006173713789/ 12006173713789 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:44:07 EST WASHINGTON -- White House spokesmen Thursday blasted a new bipartisan plan to overhaul Medicare, saying it would undermine the health care program for seniors and disabled people, leaving it to "wither on the vine." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006172824744/ 12006172824744 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:41:38 EST WASHINGTON -- Congress appears on track to avert a government shutdown this weekend, even as President Barack Obama's push to extend a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for another year is encountering snags. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006172809833/ 12006172809833 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:40:51 EST WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich overlooked a couple of years of red ink when he asserted Thursday night that he balanced the budget for four years as House speaker. And in claiming sole credit for the achievement, he glossed over the fact that budgets are not a one-man show: There was a Democratic president in town, too. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006172805174/ 12006172805174 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:39:40 EST WASHINGTON -- Entering 2012, President Barack Obama's re-election prospects are essentially a 50-50 proposition, with a majority saying the president deserves to be voted out of office despite concerns about the Republican alternatives, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006172798075/ 12006172798075 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:12:12 EST SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Republican presidential front-runner Newt Gingrich clashed sharply with one rival, took pains to compliment another and said it was laughable for any of them to challenge his conservative credentials Thursday night in the last campaign debate before the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses kick off the 2012 primary season. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006170113132/ 12006170113132 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:33:48 EST WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says congressional bargainers are preparing a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut and expiring jobless benefits as a fallback plan in case negotiations on a yearlong package don't succeed. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006169522878/ 12006169522878 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:20:36 EST WASHINGTON -- Donna and Patrick Festa, a working-class couple in Scranton, Pa., and Jack Rosen, an affluent businessman from New York's Upper East Side, live worlds apart. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006156843695/ 12006156843695 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:39:42 EST WASHINGTON -- A Republican payroll tax cut bill that sailed through the House despite a White House veto threat is dead on arrival in the Senate, and it will soon be time for talks on a final package, the Senate's top Democrat says. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006155518219/ 12006155518219 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:36:25 EST WASHINGTON -- The number of young adults lacking medical coverage has shrunk by 2.5 million since the new health care overhaul law took effect, according to a new analysis the Obama administration is to release Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006155498515/ 12006155498515 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:38:40 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney says his business background makes him a better presidential candidate than Newt Gingrich, who has spent decades in Washington. But the argument is not moving Republicans his way, underscoring Romney's challenge in finding a way to stem Gingrich's rise three weeks before the Iowa caucus, a new Associated Press-GfK poll finds. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006155512017/ 12006155512017 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:37:15 EST WASHINGTON -- Congress is on track to require military custody for suspected terrorists linked to al-Qaida and indefinite detention without trial for some suspects, even U.S. citizens captured on American soil. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006155503512/ 12006155503512 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:40:55 EST WASHINGTON -- Congress will try again to force itself to mend its profligate spending habits when the Senate votes on proposals to amend the Constitution to require a balanced budget every year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006155525576/ 12006155525576 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:02:30 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican political figure and tea-party favorite Christine O'Donnell says she's backing Mitt Romney's presidential bid. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006152775099/ 12006152775099 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:04:37 EST WASHINGTON -- Imploring supporters to stick with him, President Barack Obama acknowledged Tuesday that his re-election is not "a slam dunk" because of understandable public skepticism over the economy but said his campaign would put forward a vision aligned with the mood of the country. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006148467790/ 12006148467790 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:41:50 EST ATLANTA -- Newt Gingrich is pledging to stay relentlessly positive in his quest for the White House. Except when he's not. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006148691064/ 12006148691064 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:56:12 EST WASHINGTON -- The Republican-controlled House has passed legislation sought by President Barack Obama to extend Social Security payroll tax cuts through 2012. But the bill also includes a requirement for construction of an oil pipeline that has drawn a veto threat. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006151657236/ 12006151657236 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:05:13 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration hit two senior Iranian military officials with travel and financial sanctions Tuesday and moved closer to a compromise with Congress over tough new sanctions against Iran's Central Bank that Washington worries could have unintended consequences. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006150631345/ 12006150631345 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:04:00 EST Perry's new TV ad, "Politically Correct" http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006150624057/ 12006150624057 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:45:17 EST WASHINGTON -- The White House promised a veto Tuesday for a Republican bill renewing a payroll tax cut next year for 160 million workers, complaining that spending cuts that pay for the measure would whack the middle class and require no sacrifice from the rich. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006149071766/ 12006149071766 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:34:08 EST NEW YORK -- Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a Republican presidential debate he had agreed to moderate in Iowa. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006150084770/ 12006150084770 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:42:58 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- The Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, says GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry has hit a new low with a campaign ad attacking President Barack Obama on gay rights and religion. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006148697827/ 12006148697827 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:04:01 EST BOSTON -- Four Democrats are vying in a special election to fill a vacant seat in the Massachusetts Senate. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006147744052/ 12006147744052 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:05:40 EST NEW YORK -- Maybe Rick Perry should have worn a different jacket. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006147754073/ 12006147754073 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:56:28 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has delivered a formal request to Iran for the return of a U.S. surveillance drone captured by Iranian armed forces, but said it is not hopeful that Iran will comply. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006144098823/ 12006144098823 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:07:29 EST WASHINGTON -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney says Iraqi leaders have progressed toward a stable society, but he's worried about the failure of Washington and Baghdad to negotiate a "stay-behind" U.S. force there. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006147764920/ 12006147764920 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:07:11 EST WASHINGTON -- Sensing a political opening, congressional Republicans are moving toward a high-stakes showdown with President Barack Obama over a plan to link fast-tracked approval of an oil pipeline to a measure renewing a payroll tax cut. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006147043199/ 12006147043199 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:09:00 EST WASHINGTON -- Raising taxes on millionaires may be a non-starter for Republicans, but they seem to have no problem hiking Medicare premiums for retirees making a lot less. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006147054089/ 12006147054089 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:10:20 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's surprise rise has disrupted rival Mitt Romney's carefully laid plan to lower expectations in Iowa, where Romney fought aggressively in 2008 but ended up losing. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006147062041/ 12006147062041 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:02:16 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is sitting down in the White House for interviews with four TV stations whose cities have large military communities. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006147013621/ 12006147013621 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:11:36 EST WASHINGTON -- The tax plan by GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich would provide big tax breaks to the rich and blow a huge hole in the federal budget deficit, according to an independent study released Monday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006143469532/ 12006143469532 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:51:12 EST WASHINGTON -- House and Senate negotiators late Monday agreed to a sweeping $662 billion defense bill that requires military custody for terrorism suspects linked to al-Qaida, including those captured within the U.S., and indefinite detention without trial for some suspects. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006143347240/ 12006143347240 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:38:07 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Trading accusations of greed, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich challenged each other Monday to return millions made in private business as the race for the GOP presidential nomination turned increasingly acerbic and personal at the start of a three-week sprint to the Iowa caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006142188720/ 12006142188720 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:55:25 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama heralded the end of the divisive Iraq war Monday, and warned Iraq's neighbors that the United States would remain a major player in the region even as it brings its troops home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006140852582/ 12006140852582 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:19:35 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- When Mitt Romney sat down next to a patron wearing a Vietnam veteran's cap, Romney wanted to ask him about his military service. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006142077429/ 12006142077429 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:47:13 EST WASHINGTON -- Michele Flournoy, the most senior female Pentagon official in history, told The Associated Press on Monday she is stepping down as the chief policy adviser to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006141883359/ 12006141883359 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:39:41 EST ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Each of Iowa's 99 counties is likely to hear from Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann by the end of December. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006141118181/ 12006141118181 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:04:51 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Mitt Romney on Monday aggressively criticized rival Newt Gingrich and called on him to return the estimated $1.6 million he received for providing strategic advice to Freddie Mac, the quasi-government agency that guarantees home mortgages. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006140189143/ 12006140189143 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:11:11 EST MANCHESTER, N. H. -- Mitt Romney on Monday dismissed his offer to make a $10,000 bet with Rick Perry as merely "an outrageous number to answer an outrageous charge" -- namely, Perry's claim that Romney made changes to parts of his book. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006139507119/ 12006139507119 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:12:18 EST WASHINGTON -- The presidential nominating contests start in 21 days, and the Republican candidates are turning up the heat in Iowa and New Hampshire this week. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006139513861/ 12006139513861 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:01:27 EST BOSTON -- Democratic state Rep. Thomas Conroy ended his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on Monday, telling supporters it had become clear he wouldn't have the resources to compete with Elizabeth Warren for his party's nomination to face Republican Sen. Scott Brown next year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006139448786/ 12006139448786 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:12:29 EST WASHINGTON -- After a dreary summer marred by the fight over government borrowing, rank-and-file Democrats say they are growing more optimistic about President Barack Obama's political prospects in 2012. They cite his tougher, more populist tone and what they view as a chaotic primary fight among Republicans. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006138434956/ 12006138434956 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:14:52 EST WASHINGTON -- When Michele Bachmann accused Newt Gingrich in the latest Republican debate of once supporting a cap-and-trade program to curb global warming, he huffily denied it and told her she should get her facts straight. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006138449283/ 12006138449283 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:21:45 EST WASHINGTON -- Rick Perry insists that GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney continues to support requiring health care coverage for all individuals, and says even a $10,000 bet isn't going to change that. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006135970513/ 12006135970513 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:02:47 EST HUDSON, N.H. -- Democrats and Republicans alike are accusing Mitt Romney of being out of touch after he said during this weekend's debate that he would make a $10,000 bet with Rick Perry even as millions of Americans struggle to make ends meet in a troubled economy. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006135136725/ 12006135136725 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:16:36 EST WASHINGTON -- A Republican-leaning group will begin airing a major advertisement this week critical of the Obama administration's investment into a now-defunct solar-energy company, The Associated Press has learned. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006134859522/ 12006134859522 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:31:19 EST WASHINGTON -- In making the case for his re-election, President Barack Obama is arguing that it doesn't matter who the Republicans nominate to run against him because the core philosophy of the GOP candidates is the same and will stand in sharp relief with his own. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006134587995/ 12006134587995 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:10:14 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich's trailing rivals derided the leading presidential contenders on Sunday as insufficiently conservative, each trying to find a second wind in the race to become the Republican nominee with time running out before voting begins. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006133741420/ 12006133741420 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:19:34 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is lumping together his two leading rivals, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, and saying their records are too much like President Barack Obama's on big issues like health care, climate change and Wall Street bailouts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006133797421/ 12006133797421 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:15:17 EST WASHINGTON -- When Michele Bachmann accused Newt Gingrich in the latest Republican debate of once supporting a cap-and-trade program to curb global warming, he huffily denied it and told her she should get her facts straight. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006133771714/ 12006133771714 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:17:19 EST WASHINGTON -- Jon Huntsman skipped the latest presidential debate and is near the bottom in many polls, but says he can surprise his GOP rivals in New Hampshire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006133783973/ 12006133783973 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:44:13 EST Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is reaffirming his support for a Palestinian state as part of negotiated peace agreement with Israel, a day after he was criticized for calling the Palestinians an "invented" people in a television interview. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006124945359/ 12006124945359 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:48:22 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican presidential hopefuls say lower taxes and fewer regulations will create jobs. But they're struggling to explain what they'd do differently from their rivals to make that happen. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006126770228/ 12006126770228 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:28:19 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican presidential hopefuls called for cuts in taxes and government regulations in campaign debate Saturday night, agreeing they must attack unemployment and revitalize an anemic economy that is the overwhelming issue in the 2012 race for the White House. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006126649967/ 12006126649967 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:42:09 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Newt Gingrich has leapfrogged Mitt Romney to become the GOP front-runner and prime target of his rivals at their latest presidential debate less than a month before the leadoff vote to determine President Barack Obama's challenger. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006124932916/ 12006124932916 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:46:06 EST GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Long before he discovered Friedrich Hayek and other free-market economists, Ron Paul got a lesson in sound money from his oldest brother, Bill. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006124956630/ 12006124956630 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:18:17 EST LANDOVER, Md. -- It was in early in high school when President Barack Obama got the idea that he wasn't cut out for football. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006124789754/ 12006124789754 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:52:36 EST WASHINGTON -- Four Nuclear Regulatory commissioners from both parties say they have "grave concerns" about the panel's chairman, charging that the actions of Gregory Jaczko are "causing serious damage" to the commission and creating a "chilled work environment at the NRC." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006117435566/ 12006117435566 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:14:55 EST CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign hit back at GOP rival Mitt Romney on Friday, saying criticism by the former Massachusetts governor's campaign seemed desperate. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006117929569/ 12006117929569 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:15:36 EST WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has blocked the use of Texas state legislative and congressional district maps that were drawn by federal judges to boost minorities' voting power. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006117213664/ 12006117213664 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:56:59 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is telling a Jewish cable channel that Palestinians are an "invented" people and that they are really Arabs who chose not to live elsewhere. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006116741966/ 12006116741966 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:29:21 EST DES MOINES -- Presidential contender Rick Perry said there are eight Supreme Court justices, not nine, and flubbed Justice Sonya Sotomayor's name in an editorial board meeting at The Des Moines Register. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006116216128/ 12006116216128 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:37:07 EST WASHINGTON -- Congressional negotiators have tentatively settled on a relatively small $5 billion increase for the Pentagon's non-war budget as a mammoth spending bill takes shape behind closed doors on Capitol Hill. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006116262731/ 12006116262731 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:30:42 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says the nation's unemployment rate could drop to 8 percent by next fall's election. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006116944176/ 12006116944176 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:18:35 EST CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is trying to take the high road while his allies attack Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker now leading in Iowa. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006115431547/ 12006115431547 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:46:42 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has issued a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act aimed at streamlining the classification of threatened plants or animals. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006115960120/ 12006115960120 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:23:30 EST WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court is blocking an Environmental Protection Agency rule designed to reduce pollution at cement plants. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006115821075/ 12006115821075 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:23:53 EST WASHINGTON -- Business mogul Donald Trump said Friday he might scrub a presidential debate that so far has drawn only Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006115103332/ 12006115103332 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:36:38 EST AMES, Iowa -- Mitt Romney may have some help in Iowa: Ron Paul. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006113739885/ 12006113739885 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:21:55 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican Mitt Romney opened a broad and newly abrasive assault on rival Newt Gingrich on Thursday, dispatching surrogates and staff to cast him as unworthy of the GOP nomination and unfit to be president. Romney's allies also readied a blistering new ad in Iowa that says Gingrich has spent "30 years in Washington flip-flopping on issues." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006107891545/ 12006107891545 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:08:32 EST WASHINGTON -- A contempt of court citation against the prosecutors who tried the late Sen. Ted Stevens has been upheld on appeal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006115731213/ 12006115731213 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:50:47 EST WASHINGTON -- Republicans and Democrats determined to look tough on Iran and avoid any election-year challenges to their pro-Israel bona fides are rebuffing Obama administration pleas to ease proposed sanctions on Iran's Central Bank. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006112744786/ 12006112744786 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:51:51 EST WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich loves selling himself -- both as a presidential hopeful and as a for-profit author. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006112751058/ 12006112751058 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:45:53 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is warning lawmakers to finish work on a payroll tax cut extension or they won't be going home for Christmas. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006112715345/ 12006112715345 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:20:03 EST WASHINGTON -- Recently passed Senate legislation would make sodomy and sex with animals legal under military law, ending long-standing prohibitions and triggering cries of perversion from conservative groups. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006109320243/ 12006109320243 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:13:17 EST AMES, Iowa -- Allies of Mitt Romney are going up on the air with a blistering 60-second TV ad in Iowa that assails Newt Gingrich on a host of fronts culminating in what it calls "30 years in Washington flip-flopping on issues." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006108919718/ 12006108919718 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:04:35 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is marking Hanukkah as a story of "faith over doubt." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006108867573/ 12006108867573 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:04:43 EST GREENVILLE, S.C. -- At a private gathering of pastors in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a contrite Newt Gingrich pitched his story of personal redemption Thursday. Along South Carolina's coast, Texas Gov. Rick Perry referenced Scripture as he worked to pump life into his floundering White House bid. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006108148389/ 12006108148389 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:18:26 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama vowed to delay Congress' year-end vacation as well as his own Thursday for "as long as it takes" to extend Social Security payroll tax cuts and long-term jobless benefits, his second challenge in as many days to conservative Republicans. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006107870685/ 12006107870685 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:15:19 EST WASHINGTON -- Ah, Christmas traditions: colored lights, mistletoe and criticisms of a president's vacation plans. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006107851924/ 12006107851924 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:00:11 EST WASHINGTON -- The Senate rejected dueling Democratic and Republican plans for extending the Social Security payroll tax on Thursday as partisan skirmishing continued over a cornerstone of President Barack Obama's plan for breathing life back into the American job market. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006103801130/ 12006103801130 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:14:20 EST OKATIE, S.C. -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry is correcting himself after saying the US is at war in Iran instead of Iraq. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006107846096/ 12006107846096 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:24:10 EST MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Republicans who took control of the Alabama Legislature after 136 years of Democratic dominance promptly enacted the nation's toughest immigration law. But now some top GOP leaders, including the governor, are having second thoughts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006106825031/ 12006106825031 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:15:52 EST WASHINGTON -- Jon Huntsman says the leading Republican presidential candidates, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, are feeding a deficit of trust in politics. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006106775181/ 12006106775181 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:56:02 EST WASHINGTON -- A chance encounter with Vice President Dick Cheney at a shopping center in Colorado allowed Steven Howards to express his disgust with the Iraq war and touch Cheney on the shoulder. It also led to Howards' arrest by Secret Service agents. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006077856133/ 12006077856133 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:50:39 EST WASHINGTON -- White House officials say they will pressure Republican lawmakers from seven states ahead of this week's expected Senate vote on the confirmation of Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006074583911/ 12006074583911 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:46:27 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican Mitt Romney accuses President Barack Obama of considering America "just another nation." To other GOP politicians running for the White House, Obama has apologized for the United States and is presiding over the nation's decline. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006077798718/ 12006077798718 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:55:48 EST WASHINGTON -- GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann says many people who had supported Herman Cain in the race are getting behind her candidacy. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006073534846/ 12006073534846 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:51:57 EST WASHINGTON -- The Republican Party chairman says Herman Cain provided an important voice in the presidential race, but candidates "come and go" during every primary and the field inevitably narrows. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006073511766/ 12006073511766 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:47:04 EST WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain said Sunday that the potentially powerful Hispanic vote in the upcoming presidential election remains "up for grabs" because neither President Barack Obama nor Republicans have convinced these voters that they are on their side. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006073482477/ 12006073482477 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:17:13 EST WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich has taken the lead in a poll of Republican voters in Iowa, followed by Ron Paul and Mitt Romney. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006066463310/ 12006066463310 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:12:39 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama wants voters to get involved in the debate over extending the reduced payroll tax and he's asking them to tell members of Congress to keep the cut in place. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006065715974/ 12006065715974 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:02:26 EST ATLANTA -- A defiant Herman Cain suspended his faltering bid for the Republican presidential nomination Saturday amid a drumbeat of sexual misconduct allegations against him, throwing his staunchly conservative supporters up for grabs with just one month to go before the lead-off caucuses in Iowa. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006063494651/ 12006063494651 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:41:11 EST WASHINGTON -- The coming year-end spending spree after so much debate over budget deficits shows just how hard it is to stem the government's flow of red ink. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006064447135/ 12006064447135 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:43:53 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- The once-bursting 2012 Republican presidential field is narrowing to a two-man race, and GOP voters have one month before casting the first votes to winnow it to one. Barring a dramatic new turn, their chief options will be the steady but often bland demeanor of Mitt Romney and the idea-a-minute bombast of Newt Gingrich. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006064463349/ 12006064463349 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:41:09 EST WASHINGTON -- Finally, a flicker of economic hope for President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats, even if it's a faint one. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006057606974/ 12006057606974 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:03:52 EST UNDATED -- Rick Perry is releasing a new campaign ad. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006057023224/ 12006057023224 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:45:22 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Back from the political dead, Newt Gingrich has momentum on his side just a month before the first voting in the GOP nomination fight. But he has never fully rebuilt his organization after almost his entire team quit in June. And his fundraising is questionable at best. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006056192290/ 12006056192290 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:28:19 EST ATLANTA -- Rapidly becoming a mere footnote in the presidential race, Herman Cain sent mixed signals Friday on whether he would abandon his beleaguered White House bid on Saturday after a woman's allegation of an extramarital affair. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006055009993/ 12006055009993 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:44:01 EST NEW YORK -- Real estate mogul Donald Trump will moderate a Republican presidential debate in Iowa a week before the state holds the first in the nation caucuses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006055824135/ 12006055824135 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:01:29 EST WASHINGTON -- Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is skipping next week's presidential primary debate in Iowa. ABC is to televise the event nationally. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006055208830/ 12006055208830 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:18:51 EST WASHINGTON -- The House Ethics Committee announced Friday it will continue its investigation into allegations Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. or someone acting on his behalf offered to raise campaign cash for then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich in exchange for a Senate appointment in 2008. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006054953110/ 12006054953110 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:37:53 EST WASHINGTON -- The White House says President Barack Obama will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday to discuss economic issues. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006054707382/ 12006054707382 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:52:39 EST WASHINGTON -- A federal trade panel voted Friday to investigate whether Chinese companies are harming the U.S. solar panel industry by dumping low-price products on global markets. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006056235993/ 12006056235993 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:12:49 EST WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will travel to Europe next week for a series of meetings in Germany, France and Italy as leaders pursue a plan to solve the European debt crisis, the Treasury Department announced Friday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006056356988/ 12006056356988 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:50:38 EST WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department has provided Congress with 1,364 pages of documents detailing how the department gave inaccurate information to a U.S. senator in the controversy surrounding Operation Fast and Furious, the flawed law enforcement initiative aimed at dismantling major arms trafficking networks on the Southwest border. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006056223812/ 12006056223812 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:24:35 EST WASHINGTON -- Enlisting former President Bill Clinton as a partner, President Barack Obama is announcing a $4 billion effort to increase the energy efficiency of government and private sector buildings, aiming for fuel savings and job creation at no cost to taxpayers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006056067529/ 12006056067529 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:39:13 EST HARTFORD, Conn. -- The Connecticut Supreme Court has given state lawmakers some breathing room on a deadline for presenting a plan to redraw the state's legislative and congressional districts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006056155396/ 12006056155396 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:34:17 EST WASHINGTON -- A congressional panel has voted to subpoena former Sen. Jon Corzine to compel him to testify at a hearing next week about his role leading the investment firm MF Global, which collapsed after a disastrous bet on European debt. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006056125623/ 12006056125623 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:35:46 EST NEW YORK -- The crush of presidential campaign ads is here. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006053974633/ 12006053974633 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:31:21 EST WASHINGTON -- There's little doubt President Barack Obama has won high esteem among Native Americans by breaking through a logjam of inaction on issues that matter to them. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006056108155/ 12006056108155 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:29:53 EST WASHINGTON -- Congress and the White House are headed for a showdown over a massive, $662 billion defense bill that would require the military to hold suspected terrorists linked to al-Qaida or its affiliates, even those captured on U.S. soil, and detain some indefinitely without trial. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006056099391/ 12006056099391 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:28:21 EST WASHINGTON -- House Republicans have launched their most ambitious, pro-business effort yet to rein in Obama administration regulators, triggering a furious debate over the value of new rules for clean air, workplace safety, children's toys and many other categories. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006056090051/ 12006056090051 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:41:16 EST WASHINGTON -- Presidential candidate Mitt Romney stepped up attacks on rival Newt Gingrich Friday, labeling Gingrich as a Washington insider who is unlikely to win the Republican nomination. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006053647647/ 12006053647647 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:17:37 EST WASHINGTON -- Congress and the White House are headed for a showdown over a massive, $662 billion defense bill that would require the military to hold suspected terrorists linked to al-Qaida or its affiliates, even those captured on U.S. soil, and detain some indefinitely without trial. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006052785751/ 12006052785751 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:19:22 EST WASHINGTON -- A Republican senator is blocking President Barack Obama's nominee to become ambassador to Russia over suspicions the U.S. might provide Moscow with sensitive missile defense information. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006052076260/ 12006052076260 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:18:11 EST WASHINGTON -- Senate defeat of competing Democratic and Republican plans to extend a cut in the Social Security payroll tax has punted the issue to the House, where GOP leaders are facing ideological divisions within the party over whether to pass the tax holiday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006052069150/ 12006052069150 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:16:30 EST WASHINGTON -- House Republicans have launched their most ambitious effort yet to rein in Obama administration regulators. The GOP is triggering a furious debate over the value of new rules for clean air, workplace safety, children's toys and many other categories. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006052059085/ 12006052059085 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:12:25 EST WASHINGTON -- Enlisting former President Bill Clinton as a partner, President Barack Obama is announcing a $4 billion effort to increase the energy efficiency of government and private sector buildings, aiming for fuel savings and job creation at no cost to taxpayers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006052034544/ 12006052034544 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:13:56 EST WASHINGTON -- At last, Rep. Phil Gingrey thought as he watched the most recent presidential debate. His candidate, Newt Gingrich, had moved beyond scolding journalists to talking ideas and looking like a contender. But then Gingrich seemed to embrace a form of amnesty for illegal immigrants. And Gingrey, who opposes amnesty like most conservatives, froze. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006052043634/ 12006052043634 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:10:14 EST WASHINGTON -- Employers likely added more jobs in November, encouraged by signs of modest economic growth. But the gains aren't expected to be enough to lower the unemployment rate. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006052021461/ 12006052021461 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:13:01 EST WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans on Thursday defeated a plan by President Barack Obama to renew a temporary cut in the Social Security payroll tax, even as all sides on Capitol Hill continue to promise an eventual compromise on a tax holiday before Congress leaves Washington for Christmas. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006049158137/ 12006049158137 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:04:56 EST ATLANTA -- Herman Cain is still campaigning for president. But by most measures, his White House bid is all but over. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006048749672/ 12006048749672 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:28:32 EST WASHINGTON -- Ignoring a presidential veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a massive, $662 billion defense bill that would require the military to hold suspected terrorists linked to al-Qaida or its affiliates, even those captured on U.S. soil. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006048531252/ 12006048531252 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:48:53 EST WASHINGTON -- Suddenly Mitt Romney is fighting a two-front political war. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006047573378/ 12006047573378 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:45:10 EST ATLANTA -- Herman Cain says his wife did not know about his friendship with a woman who says the two had an affair -- or that he was providing her with money. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006047550949/ 12006047550949 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:10:55 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- He's still plotting an aggressive campaign schedule across several states, but Herman Cain also has begun to outline a possible exit strategy from the race for the Republican presidential nomination. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006044105564/ 12006044105564 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:25:26 EST WASHINGTON -- Democrats said Thursday they are planning a major effort to protect voting rights in the 2012 election after several states passed voter identification laws and restrictions on early voting and same day registration. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006047072656/ 12006047072656 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:33:52 EST BOSTON -- Democratic Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren faulted GOP U.S. Sen. Scott Brown for opposing bills she said would bring jobs to Massachusetts even as she came under fire for failing to put forth her own jobs plan. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006046763266/ 12006046763266 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:40:26 EST WASHINGTON -- That $3 check-off for election financing would disappear from income tax forms under House legislation that abolishes public financing of presidential campaigns. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006046442699/ 12006046442699 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:12:00 EST HOUSTON -- Mitt Romney is set to chat behind closed doors with former President George W. Bush. But Romney's campaign says no endorsement is eminent. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006046272029/ 12006046272029 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:01:21 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- The scope of the nation's problems requires citizens to take more responsibility for the country's direction, Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich said Thursday, adding the alternative would be the nation's demise. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006046208146/ 12006046208146 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:30:52 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican officials say legislation being drafted in the House would renew an expiring program of unemployment benefits at a time of 9 percent joblessness. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006045305235/ 12006045305235 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:25:12 EST ATLANTA -- An attorney for Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has demanded cell phone records from an Atlanta businesswoman accusing Cain of an extramarital affair. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006044551280/ 12006044551280 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:31:58 EST WASHINGTON -- The economy is picking up. If only job growth would follow. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006045311810/ 12006045311810 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:08:39 EST WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday "we're not claiming victory" in Iraq, but he believes the emerging government in Baghdad is capable of defending itself. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006044091968/ 12006044091968 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:07:34 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is setting a new goal of getting AIDS drugs to 2 million more people living with HIV around the world by the end of 2013. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006044085449/ 12006044085449 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:12:51 EST WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats and Republicans are pushing for harsher sanctions against Iran's Central Bank as fears of Tehran developing a nuclear weapon outweigh concerns that any step would drive up oil prices and hit Americans at the gas pump. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006043397116/ 12006043397116 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:04:33 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican congressional leaders stressed a willingness Wednesday to extend a Social Security payroll tax cut due to expire Dec. 31, setting up a year-end clash with Democrats over how to pay for a provision at the heart of President Barack Obama's jobs program. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006037947392/ 12006037947392 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:37:07 EST MADISON, Wis. -- The toughest opponent Tommy Thompson may have to overcome in next year's U.S. Senate race is Tommy Thompson himself. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006043182722/ 12006043182722 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:35:05 EST COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- Shifting his Iowa campaign into a more aggressive final phase, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is launching his first TV ads in the state with a spot in which he declares, "I've learned something about how it is that economies grow." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006043170597/ 12006043170597 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:35:52 EST WASHINGTON -- Administration officials promised Wednesday to make changes before the Christmas travel season in an effort to prevent airline passengers from suffering the nightmare of being trapped for hours on a tarmac with no way to reach an airport gate. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006039935214/ 12006039935214 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:04:46 EST ATLANTA -- The woman who says she had a long-running extramarital affair with Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is a single mother and Atlanta-area businesswoman who has faced repeated financial trouble and once lost a lawsuit accusing her of spreading damaging lies about an ex-business partner. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006035428671/ 12006035428671 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:24:07 EST DAYTON, Ohio -- His campaign's survival in question, Herman Cain plowed ahead Wednesday in an effort to move past a woman's allegation that they had a longtime affair. But he acknowledged the toll was rising and said he would decide by next week whether to drop out of the Republican race. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006036264761/ 12006036264761 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:14:55 EST CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann says she'll fight any effort to extend the payroll tax cut on the verge of expiring. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006038369527/ 12006038369527 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:28:02 EST GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Newt Gingrich didn't know when he would take office if he wins the presidency. Rick Perry got the voting age and the date of Election Day wrong. Herman Cain didn't realize the president does not sign amendments to the Constitution. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006037728225/ 12006037728225 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:10:03 EST WASHINGTON -- One trip, two money pitches. President Barack Obama wants more money in the pockets of U.S. workers -- and in his campaign treasury. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006034740390/ 12006034740390 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:16:37 EST WASHINGTON -- The Senate has rejected an effort to strip provisions dealing with the capture and handling of suspected terrorists from a sweeping defense bill. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006034779681/ 12006034779681 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:25:58 EST ATLANTA -- Herman Cain told aides Tuesday he is assessing whether the latest allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior against him "create too much of a cloud" for his Republican presidential candidacy to go forward. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006027635834/ 12006027635834 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:14:35 EST WASHINGTON -- In the final weeks of Mitt Romney's term as Massachusetts governor, a small team of aides combed through statehouse filing cabinets. They filled more than 630 cartons with papers destined for the state archives as the primary documentary legacy of his administration. One floor, though, was almost completely off limits to them: Romney's inner sanctum, his third-floor office. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006034767478/ 12006034767478 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:11:51 EST WASHINGTON -- Republicans are maneuvering to short-circuit an effort by Democrats on the National Labor Relations Board to approve rules that would quicken the pace of union elections. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006034751184/ 12006034751184 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:17:50 EST WASHINGTON -- The House voted Tuesday to end per-country caps on worker-based immigration visas, a move that should benefit skilled Indian and Chinese residents seeking to stay in the United States and the high-tech companies who hire them. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006031187011/ 12006031187011 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:34:12 EST BLUFFTON, S.C. -- Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich says he didn't need to be a lobbyist after his congressional career because he was paid so handsomely merely to give speeches. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006030205130/ 12006030205130 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:37:31 EST AMHERST, N.H. -- Republican presidential contender Rick Perry is working to convince voters he's tough on immigration. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006027705185/ 12006027705185 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:29:49 EST MIAMI -- If there's any Republican presidential candidate who can afford to spend precious time and money focusing on winning in Florida, it's the one campaigning in the state Tuesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006026218876/ 12006026218876 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:11:22 EST Manchester, N.H. -- You might say Rick Perry courted the youth, but not the whole youth, in a campaign appearance at a New Hampshire college. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006029348168/ 12006029348168 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:12:56 EST ATLANTA -- Republican candidate Herman Cain declared "Here we go again" as he faced the latest crisis in his presidential campaign: an accusation of a 13-year extramarital affair with an Atlanta businesswoman. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006027197685/ 12006027197685 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:17:44 EST WASHINGTON -- Nonmilitary government agencies operate more aircraft than the world's largest airline but are subject to little federal safety oversight -- a situation accident investigators say has contributed to air crashes and deaths. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006026146465/ 12006026146465 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:15:50 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama meets with the prime minister of the Netherlands this afternoon in the Oval Office. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006026135086/ 12006026135086 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:14:24 EST WASHINGTON -- In an explosive allegation, a Georgia woman said Monday she and Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain had a 13-year extramarital affair that lasted nearly until the former businessman announced his candidacy for the White House several months ago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006021446340/ 12006021446340 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:58:11 EST WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney confronted double-barreled allegations Monday that he has flip-flopped on key issues, the first time the 2012 presidential campaign has focused squarely on what many see as the Republican contender's biggest political liability. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006022789170/ 12006022789170 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:02:13 EST CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich says he isn't the perfect candidate but adds that he is, in his words, "a lot more conservative than Mitt Romney." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006021733319/ 12006021733319 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:26:23 EST WASHINGTON -- Wary of Europe's deepening debt crisis, President Barack Obama said Monday the United States stands ready to do its part to help the continent, even as the White House ruled out any financial contributions from U.S. taxpayers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006020078362/ 12006020078362 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:12:38 EST BOSTON -- President Barack Obama is praising U.S. Rep. Barney Frank as a fierce advocate for people in Massachusetts and across the country. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006020715778/ 12006020715778 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:25:29 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- White House hopeful Michele Bachmann is questioning GOP presidential rival Newt Gingrich's consistency on the issues as she tries to reclaim tea party support in South Carolina. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006020072981/ 12006020072981 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:27:05 EST WASHINGTON -- The White House says President Barack Obama considers the death of 24 Pakistani troops in a cross-border fight involving NATO forces a tragedy and says the administration is determined to look into the circumstances of the air strikes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006020082514/ 12006020082514 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:15:27 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain says he has "nothing but optimism" about his prospects for the party's nomination despite Newt Gingrich's recent rise in the polls and Mitt Romney's continued strength. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006018572611/ 12006018572611 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:43:04 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich looked to turn an endorsement from New Hampshire's largest newspaper into momentum elsewhere, heading to South Carolina for a three-day campaign swing with tea party members. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006017658429/ 12006017658429 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:40:42 EST WASHINGTON -- Democrats are using humor to try to undermine Republican Mitt Romney, pushing a movie trailer-style ad that portrays his candidacy as a "the story of two men trapped in one body." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006017644294/ 12006017644294 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:25:35 EST WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is planning its own investigation into NATO's deadly airstrikes in Pakistan, while two senior lawmakers called for tough diplomacy after Islamabad turned away supply convoys into Afghanistan and demanded that the U.S. vacate a drone base. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006018273599/ 12006018273599 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:47:06 EST WASHINGTON -- It's become a symbol of sorts for the federal government's budget dysfunction: Unless Congress acts before Jan. 1, doctors will again face steep Medicare cuts that threaten to undermine health care for millions of seniors and disabled people. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006017682661/ 12006017682661 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:41:50 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is hosting European Union leaders for a summit Monday that is likely to focus on the European debt crisis. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006017650991/ 12006017650991 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:55:22 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich landed the endorsement of New Hampshire's largest newspaper on Sunday while rival Mitt Romney earned a dismissive wave, potentially resetting the race in the state with the first-in-the-nation primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006012332272/ 12006012332272 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:59:56 EST WASHINGTON -- Senior lawmakers suggested Sunday that the U.S. take a harder line with Pakistan, after Islamabad retaliated for NATO's deadly misfire by closing parts of its border and demanding the U.S. vacate a drone base. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006014159631/ 12006014159631 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:23:57 EST MADISON, Wis. -- Embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker may not face a recall vote until next summer, but he's already campaigning to keep his job in the face of a major challenge by organized labor and the Democratic Party. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006012863780/ 12006012863780 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:58:07 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain acknowledges slipping from the top tier of candidates while addressing accusations of sexual harassment and confusion about his policy stands. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006012708689/ 12006012708689 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:20:41 EST ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is forced to research and clarify her late grandfather's immigration status. Marco Rubio, Florida's GOP Senator, is accused of embellishing his family's immigrant story. A Republican congressional candidate in California puts on his website that he is the great-grandson of an illegal immigrant. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006012484187/ 12006012484187 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:26:44 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is pledging to conduct a full investigation into a NATO attack that allegedly killed 24 Pakistani troops. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006005680381/ 12006005680381 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:30:03 EST WASHINGTON -- The White House says senior U.S. civilian and military officials have extended condolences to their Pakistani counterparts following a NATO airstrike that Pakistan says killed 24 of its troops along a frontier area that serves as a haven for militants. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006005340380/ 12006005340380 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:36:46 EST TALLADEGA, Ala. -- He's a mathematician, a minister, a former radio talk show host and pizza magnate. But most of all, Herman Cain is a salesman. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006004300636/ 12006004300636 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:54:16 EST WASHINGTON -- Conservative interest groups and Republican lawmakers want Justice Elena Kagan off the health care case. Liberals and Democrats in Congress say it's Justice Clarence Thomas who should sit it out. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006004045671/ 12006004045671 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:52:53 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has pitched in to help small businesses get into the holiday shopping season. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12006004037243/ 12006004037243 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:28:23 EST WASHINGTON -- New fires involving the lithium-ion batteries in General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Volt have prompted an investigation to assess the risk of fire in the electric car after a serious crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005997770371/ 12005997770371 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:41:02 EST WASHINGTON -- CIA officers are asking people to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of the first American killed in the Afghan war by donating to help the children of their fellow fallen. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005996766272/ 12005996766272 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:38:17 EST WASHINGTON -- One of the prosecutors who investigated the Iran-Contra affair concluded two decades ago that neither Ronald Reagan nor George H.W. Bush was criminally liable in the scandal that tarnished the presidencies of both men, according to reports made public Friday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005996749756/ 12005996749756 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:39:35 EST WASHINGTON -- A year from Election Day, Democrats are crafting a campaign strategy for Vice President Joe Biden that targets the big three political battlegrounds: Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida, states where Biden might be more of an asset to President Barack Obama's re-election campaign than the president himself. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005996757413/ 12005996757413 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:36:57 EST WASHINGTON -- It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the White House. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005996741692/ 12005996741692 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:52:13 EST WASHINGTON -- Large and small companies have told Republican-led congressional committees what the party wants to hear: dire predictions of plant closings and layoffs if the Obama administration succeeds with plans to further curb air and water pollution. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005993233389/ 12005993233389 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:38:28 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- They are barely blips in presidential polls and their campaign cash is scarce. Some are running on empty, fueled mainly by the exposure that comes with the blizzard of televised debates in this election cycle and interviews they eagerly grant to skeptical reporters. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005992430879/ 12005992430879 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:48:36 EST CHICAGO -- Maggie Daley, the wife of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and a gracious promoter of the city's cultural and educational programs, has died. She was 68. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005988531673/ 12005988531673 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:00:59 EST WASHINGTON -- They are fuzzy about some issues but the Republican presidential candidates leave little doubt about where they stand on gun rights. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005985365974/ 12005985365974 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:24:36 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has telephoned 10 U.S. service members stationed abroad to wish them a happy Thanksgiving and praise their military service. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005985147610/ 12005985147610 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:59:25 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- Whether they like it or not, Republican presidential candidates are joining New Hampshire's intensifying gay marriage debate. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005984996599/ 12005984996599 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:09:36 EST ATLANTA -- Newt Gingrich has charged into the fray over illegal immigration, risking conservative ire just as his Republican presidential campaign -- once declared all but dead -- has vaulted into front-runner status. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005983977658/ 12005983977658 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:07:40 EST PHOENIX -- Arizona is taking on immigration once again. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005983966094/ 12005983966094 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:33:54 EST WASHINGTON -- The point man for carrying out President Barack Obama's health care law will be stepping down after Republicans succeeded in blocking his confirmation by the Senate, the White House announced Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005983043425/ 12005983043425 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:29:49 EST WASHINGTON -- Moody's Investors Services warned on Wednesday that it could downgrade the U.S. government's top credit rating, if Congress backs off $1.2 trillion in automatic deficit cuts scheduled over the next decade. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005983018952/ 12005983018952 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:28:47 EST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration said Wednesday it will not impose new restrictions on recreational shooting on public lands, a Thanksgiving gift for thousands of gun owners and hunters concerned about a draft plan to limit target shooting near residential areas. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005983012784/ 12005983012784 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:26:22 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and Republicans took note of tough economic times in their weekly radio and Internet messages delivered early for Thanksgiving. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005982998213/ 12005982998213 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:37:58 EST WASHINGTON -- With a wave of his hand, President Barack Obama on Wednesday gave two plump turkeys a Thanksgiving reprieve, noting that without his intervention, "they'd end up next to the mashed potatoes and stuffing." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005974427838/ 12005974427838 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:59:59 EST WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich, a political gambler his whole life, is banking on unorthodox stands on immigration, Social Security and other issues to propel him past Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential contest. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005975279935/ 12005975279935 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:52:54 EST WASHINGTON -- The White House says Bahrain's government must hold those responsible for human rights violations accountable following the release of a report detailing torture, excessive force and fast-track justice in the Persian Gulf kingdom. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005977757494/ 12005977757494 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:53:41 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is welcoming the decision by Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down, saying it's an important step forward for the Yemeni people. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005977762150/ 12005977762150 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:29:55 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is defending his campaign's first television advertisement as fair game, despite criticism that it takes President Barack Obama's remarks out of context. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005976899562/ 12005976899562 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:42:32 EST WASHINGTON -- The White House says the U.S. will not limit or change its missile defense plans in Europe amid new threats from Russia. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005976975286/ 12005976975286 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:04:03 EST WASHINGTON -- The number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up slightly last week after two months of steady declines. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005975304363/ 12005975304363 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:58:03 EST NEW YORK -- NBC's Jimmy Fallon says he's sorry for the snarky welcome his "Late Night" band gave to Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005975268252/ 12005975268252 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:44:17 EST WASHINGTON -- Presidential candidate Mitt Romney was set to announce Wednesday the endorsement of South Dakota Sen. John Thune, a rising star in the Republican Party who had weighed a White House bid of his own before deciding to stay in the Senate and move up in his party's leadership. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005974465766/ 12005974465766 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:42:46 EST WASHINGTON -- Michele Bachmann did not intend to be taken literally when she told the Republican presidential debate Tuesday that civil-liberties activists have taken over the interrogation of terrorists from the CIA. But even as a rhetorical point, it didn't hold water. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005974456585/ 12005974456585 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:16:31 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopefuls warned in near unanimity against deep cuts in the nation's defense budget Tuesday night, criticizing President Barack Obama in campaign debate but disagreeing over the extent of reductions the Pentagon should absorb as part of an effort to reduce deficits and repair the frail economy. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005971419111/ 12005971419111 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:23:05 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- President Barack Obama dashed into politically important New Hampshire Tuesday, seeking to steal the spotlight from Republican presidential candidates and challenging GOP lawmakers back in Washington to stand by their anti-tax pledges on one big measure. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005970738556/ 12005970738556 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:01:04 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopefuls supported the anti-terror Patriot Act in campaign debate Tuesday night, saying it should be extended or perhaps strengthened to help identify and capture those who would attack the United States. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005970966438/ 12005970966438 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:08:52 EST WASHINGTON -- A tax cut that reaches 160 million Americans and government aid for the long-term unemployed will expire at the end of the year -- sucking $165 billion out of the economy next year -- unless Congress takes action. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005969933258/ 12005969933258 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:01:34 EST WASHINGTON -- With new trouble appearing in the Middle East and the Pentagon facing possible budget cuts, the Republican White House contenders are debating for the second time in as many weeks how they would do better than President Barack Obama in protecting and extending America's national security. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005968449478/ 12005968449478 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:20:13 EST WASHINGTON -- TITLE: "Believe in America" http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005968921291/ 12005968921291 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:15:18 EST BOSTON -- Sponsors of proposals to allow terminally ill patients to self-administer life-ending drugs and to legalize marijuana for medical purposes claim they have gathered enough signatures to move the measures closer to a spot on next year's state ballot. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005968891898/ 12005968891898 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:29:18 EST WASHINGTON -- The failure of a special deficit-reduction supercommittee sets up a year-end battle between President Barack Obama and a dysfunctional Congress over renewing a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for millions. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005966815826/ 12005966815826 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:38:59 EST NEW YORK -- Keeping the crowded Republican presidential debates fair, lively and topical at the same time can seem like the equivalent of juggling while walking a tightrope. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005967593898/ 12005967593898 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:07:35 EST WASHINGTON -- Three former top military officials slammed the Republican presidential field ahead of Tuesday night's GOP debate on foreign policy. The Democratic-leaning former officials said the entire Republican field has been all over the map but focused on GOP front-runner Mitt Romney. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005966325559/ 12005966325559 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:05:17 EST WASHINGTON -- Rep. Michele Bachmann said Tuesday that America runs the risk of going the route of Greece, saying it's time to "pick up a mirror and look into it." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005966311680/ 12005966311680 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:44:19 EST NEW YORK -- Keeping the crowded Republican presidential debates fair, lively and topical at the same time can seem like the equivalent of juggling while walking a tightrope. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005965465969/ 12005965465969 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:40:59 EST WASHINGTON -- Congress' defense hawks insist the military should be spared from automatic cuts triggered by the failure of the supercommittee to reach a deal on reducing the deficit. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005965445953/ 12005965445953 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:39:36 EST WASHINGTON -- The deficit-reduction supercommittee failed to go big or even small. But it did succeed in conducting virtually all of its negotiations in private. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005965437676/ 12005965437676 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:04:57 EST WASHINGTON -- Don't look for the Pentagon to shut down one side of its famous five-sided building. Don't expect the Education Department to pull back its grants just yet. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005961269742/ 12005961269742 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:09:10 EST WASHINGTON -- Congress' supercommittee conceded ignominious defeat Monday in its quest to conquer a government debt that stands at a staggering $15 trillion, unable to overcome deep and enduring political divisions over taxes and spending. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005951934966/ 12005951934966 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:48:52 EST WASHINGTON -- The Senate has scheduled the first congressional hearing in the wake of the Penn State child abuse scandal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005960453236/ 12005960453236 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:47:33 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Mitt Romney is going on the air with a television ad timed to coincide with President Barack Obama's visit to New Hampshire on Tuesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005960445264/ 12005960445264 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:12:53 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- President Obama will experience a changed New Hampshire this week. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005960237361/ 12005960237361 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:50:41 EST CONCORD, N.H. -- Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has decided after all to sit for a videotaped interview with New Hampshire's largest newspaper. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005960104080/ 12005960104080 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:28:36 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's close attention to the Asia-Pacific region signaled both a turn toward a part of the world experiencing solid growth and one away from Europe's dark economic woes, at least temporarily. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005959971659/ 12005959971659 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:18:47 EST WASHINGTON -- Heralding a rare moment of bipartisan agreement, President Barack Obama signed into law Monday legislation aimed at helping unemployed veterans find work while putting more cash in the hands of companies with government contracts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005958472794/ 12005958472794 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:52:47 EST MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich wants to give younger workers the option to choose private retirement accounts as an alternative to Social Security. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005957596799/ 12005957596799 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:56:00 EST LANSING, Mich. -- A poll of likely Michigan voters shows Mitt Romney beating President Barack Obama in a hypothetical matchup but two other leading Republicans losing to the president. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005957616086/ 12005957616086 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:45:49 EST WASHINGTON -- Failure by Congress' debt-cutting supercommittee to recommend $1.2 trillion in savings by Wednesday is supposed to automatically trigger spending cuts in the same amount to accomplish that job. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005956834958/ 12005956834958 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:07:14 EST NASHUA, N.H. -- Mitt Romney's Republican presidential campaign collected some high-profile endorsements over the weekend, contributing to a growing sense of inevitability surrounding the former Massachusetts governor's White House bid. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005953363469/ 12005953363469 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:43:58 EST WASHINGTON -- The CIA's operations in Lebanon have been badly damaged after Hezbollah identified and captured a number of U.S. spies recently, current and former U.S. officials told The Associated Press. The intelligence debacle is particularly troubling because the CIA saw it coming. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005956823878/ 12005956823878 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:54:16 EST ATLANTA -- Republican Herman Cain served on the board of a Midwest utility company that paid $10.5 million to settle claims it failed to protect the retirement savings of its employees and paid another $26.5 million over claims it manipulated gas prices, potentially embarrassing episodes for a candidate running for president on his business experience. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005957605663/ 12005957605663 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:47:20 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's close attention to the Asia-Pacific region signaled both a turn toward a part of the world experiencing solid growth and one away from Europe's dark economic woes, at least temporarily. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005956843999/ 12005956843999 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:43:18 EST WASHINGTON -- A Michigan congressman is denying allegations by distant relatives that he sexually abused a then-12-year-old second cousin several decades ago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005953579828/ 12005953579828 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:06:34 EST ANAMOSA, Iowa -- The race for the Republican presidential nomination is deeply unsettled with an anything-can-happen feel six weeks before Iowans start the state-by-state process of choosing a GOP challenger for President Barack Obama. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005951919491/ 12005951919491 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:04:32 EST NASHUA, N.H. -- Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is calling on President Obama to block looming military cuts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005951907123/ 12005951907123 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:12:09 EST WASHINGTON -- Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Syrian President Bashar Assad is taking his country to the brink of civil war. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005951952958/ 12005951952958 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:09:44 EST LANSING, Mich. -- A poll of likely Michigan voters shows Mitt Romney beating President Barack Obama in a hypothetical matchup but two other leading Republicans losing to the president. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005954098423/ 12005954098423 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:59:51 EST PETERBOROUGH, N.H. -- Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is set to win the endorsement of New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, an official with knowledge the plan said Saturday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005945759187/ 12005945759187 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:51:28 EST WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon says it has awarded defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. a contract worth up to $7.4 billion to upgrade the systems in the Air Force's F-22 Raptor fighter jet. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005945348839/ 12005945348839 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:10:55 EST LAS VEGAS -- Rick Perry is sitting comfortably on a plush sofa in a hotel far from the strip that put the sin in "Sin City." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005944025535/ 12005944025535 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:06:36 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Most of the Republican presidential candidates, with the notable exception of Mitt Romney, set their sights on early-voting Iowa for a discussion on the role of religious faith in public life, along with hot-button social issues such as marriage and abortion. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005943999580/ 12005943999580 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:14:05 EST UNITED NATIONS -- Bashing the United Nations seldom fails as an applause line for Republican presidential candidates. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005944044564/ 12005944044564 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:37:38 EST EXETER, N.H. -- For as long as he's been the Republican front-runner, Mitt Romney has avoided taking firm positions on high-stakes Washington spending debates. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005943465893/ 12005943465893 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:42:03 EST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will launch an ardent defense of President Barack Obama to Iowa Democratic activists, warning that "we just can't cut our way to prosperity." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005943492311/ 12005943492311 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:54:20 EST WASHINGTON -- Herman Cain suggested Friday that the Taliban were playing a role in Libya's new government, adding another foreign policy misstep to his stumbling presidential campaign. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005936366063/ 12005936366063 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:26:45 EST NEW YORK -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry on Friday criticized President Barack Obama for policies Perry said have endangered agents patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border, the latest attempt by the Texas governor to shift the focus from his GOP rivals and his struggling campaign to the Democratic incumbent. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005933680589/ 12005933680589 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:23:29 EST VINTON, Iowa -- Texas Rep. Ron Paul is emerging as a significant factor in the Republican presidential race, especially in Iowa. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005935100915/ 12005935100915 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:31:23 EST WASHINGTON -- Deadline nearing, the deficit-reduction talks in Congress sank toward gridlock Friday after supercommittee Democrats rejected a late Republican offer that included next-to-nothing in new tax revenue. Each side maneuvered to blame the other for a looming stalemate. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005934428221/ 12005934428221 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:58:47 EST WASHINGTON -- Herman Cain on Thursday became the first Republican presidential candidate to receive Secret Service protection. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005927032651/ 12005927032651 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:09:49 EST WASHINGTON -- A Utah state senator is picking up a prize while he's in Washington this week, and it's a sign that some tea partiers haven't given up on defeating six-term Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch next year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005932498976/ 12005932498976 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:23:13 EST LAS VEGAS -- Rick Perry is sitting comfortably on a plush sofa in a hotel far from the strip that put the sin in "Sin City." It's the day after another presidential debate, and if the flat-screen in front of him were on, he'd hear plenty of appraisals of whether a new fiery approach helped his pursuit of the highest office in the land -- or hurt him more. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005931859235/ 12005931859235 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:20:32 EST WASHINGTON -- Republicans and Democrats on Congress' deficit-reduction supercommittee have resumed face-to-face meetings after more than a week of backbiting and stalemate. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005931123178/ 12005931123178 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:24:41 EST WASHINGTON -- The House is voting on a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget, a step some see as the only way to fix a Congress deeply divided over how to put its fiscal affairs in order. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005931148090/ 12005931148090 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:23:23 EST WASHINGTON -- The GOP's image as a rigidly anti-tax party is softening. Spurred by federal debt worries in Congress, the shift conceivably could reshape the Republican Party's brand ahead of the 2012 elections, forcing tough decisions by its presidential candidates. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005931140381/ 12005931140381 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:52:29 EST PEARL, Miss. -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who's running for president, is picking a fight with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, who's not. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005926634999/ 12005926634999 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:00:02 EST WASHINGTON -- A weekend government shutdown that neither party wants would be averted under a compromise, wide-ranging spending bill that the House approved on Thursday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005926320240/ 12005926320240 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:14:50 EST NASHUA, N.H. -- Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain returned to New Hampshire on Thursday for the first time in about a month, but couldn't spare time for the state's largest newspaper. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005925329045/ 12005925329045 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:54:02 EST JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says he expects media scrutiny in the coming weeks and welcomes it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005926284214/ 12005926284214 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:56:49 EST ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney won't be visiting Minnesota for a fundraiser next week after all. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005926300974/ 12005926300974 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:02:15 EST WASHINGTON -- The top aide to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is using his office as "an opposition research arm" of President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005925613573/ 12005925613573 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:46:42 EST WASHINGTON -- Americans are more likely than ever to reach age 90. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005924080248/ 12005924080248 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:18:20 EST WASHINGTON -- The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since early April, a sign that layoffs are easing and hiring may pick up. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005923550091/ 12005923550091 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:21:20 EST NEW YORK -- The arrests and occasional violence marking Occupy Wall Street's two month anniversary underscore Democrats' strategy of keeping their distance from the protest movement. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005923208067/ 12005923208067 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:24:57 EST BOSTON -- Massachusetts state officials say just before the end of Mitt Romney's term as governor, 11 of his top aides purchased their state-owned computer hard drives, and the Romney administration's e-mails were all wiped from a server. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005922509610/ 12005922509610 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:35:37 EST WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said on a campaign stop in Florida on Wednesday that Republicans took back control of the House in 2008 -- when that really happened in 2010. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/21005919333794/ 21005919333794 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:16:06 EST WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich is schlepping some supersized luggage along as his Republican presidential campaign takes off: He's got trunkloads of personal and political baggage. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005922456648/ 12005922456648 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:12:14 EST WASHINGTON -- Congress is on the verge of killing funding for President Barack Obama's signature high-speed rail program, but it may still have some life in it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005922433334/ 12005922433334 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:09:50 EST WASHINGTON -- Increasingly gripped by stalemate, Republicans and Democrats on a congressional deficit-reduction supercommittee now seem to be devoting more time to assigning blame than working through the sharp differences that divide them. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005922419051/ 12005922419051 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:08:03 EST WASHINGTON -- Taking responsibility for a debacle that has embarrassed the Obama administration, Energy Secretary Steven Chu says he made the final decisions on a half-billion-dollar loan to a California solar company that later went bankrupt. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005922408216/ 12005922408216 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:04:31 EST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama, recently pronounced tobacco-free, has tough words for cigarette makers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005922387161/ 12005922387161 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:11:18 EST WASHINGTON -- Lobbyists for a day, a band of millionaires stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday to urge Congress to tax them more. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005919187854/ 12005919187854 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:13:07 EST WASHINGTON -- A U.S. lawmaker says he has been denied a visa to China to visit a detained human rights lawyer. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005919198787/ 12005919198787 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:33:44 EST NASHUA, N.H. -- Rick Perry is done telling jokes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005915722375/ 12005915722375 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:37:48 EST BOSTON -- A day after U.S. Sen. Scott Brown filed a bill to prohibit insider trading in Congress, a key Senate committee has agreed to hold a public hearing on the measure. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005917906839/ 12005917906839 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:49:14 EST BOSTON -- Massachusetts U.S. Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren is teaming up with incumbent U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell for a joint fundraising event in Cantwell's home state of Washington. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005917615425/ 12005917615425 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:21:19 EST WASHINGTON -- A state permit to carry a concealed firearm would be valid in almost every other state in the country under legislation the House debated Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005917087939/ 12005917087939 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:22:01 EST WASHINGTON -- A Democrat on a special deficit-cutting "supercommittee" Wednesday questioned whether Republicans are still interested in negotiating after the panel's top GOP member said Republicans have "gone as far as we feel we can go" on tax hikes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005917092066/ 12005917092066 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:22:55 EST WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democrats and Republicans rallied on a rare patch of common ground Wednesday, moving toward passage of legislation helping unemployed veterans and government contractors. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005917097580/ 12005917097580 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:54:16 EST WASHINGTON -- The Service Employees International Union endorsed President Barack Obama's re-election bid on Wednesday, saying it would deploy its formidable political machine earlier and on a wider scale than it did four years ago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005916565683/ 12005916565683 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:34:44 EST URBANDALE, Iowa -- Rising in national polls, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich found himself on the defensive Wednesday over huge payments he received over the past decade from the federally backed housing agency Freddie Mac. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005915728347/ 12005915728347 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:35:40 EST WASHINGTON -- A congressional advisory panel is urging the Obama administration and Congress to apply more scrutiny to Chinese military expansion and signs of aggressiveness. The group also wants a tougher U.S. stance against what it calls "anticompetitive" Chinese trade policies. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005915734032/ 12005915734032 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:04:06 EST WASHINGTON -- Consumers paid less for gas, cars and computers last month, as overall prices dropped for the first time since June. Inflation is easing after prices rose sharply this spring. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005914824640/ 12005914824640 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:04:50 EST WASHINGTON -- China bought more U.S. Treasury debt in September and total foreign holdings rose for a second straight month. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005914829042/ 12005914829042 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:03:11 EST TRENTON, N.J. -- One of the women who settled a sexual harassment complaint against GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain in the 1990s is showing no interest in going public. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005914819072/ 12005914819072 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:09:52 EST WASHINGTON -- The top Republican on a special deficit-cutting panel says GOP negotiators have "gone as far as we feel we can go" on tax hikes, a public signal that a debt bargain could be out of reach despite weeks of negotiations. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005913779195/ 12005913779195 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:05:21 EST WASHINGTON -- Congress is getting ready to send President Barack Obama a bill helping government contractors and unemployed veterans that contains the first shred of his jobs plan likely to reach his desk for his signature. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005913752178/ 12005913752178 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:03:36 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopefuls are focusing on Iran as a weak spot in President Barack Obama's foreign policy record, and they're reviving many of the arguments that neoconservative proponents of armed intervention against Tehran lost in the latter years of George W. Bush's presidency. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005913741610/ 12005913741610 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:30:12 EST URBANDALE, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain sought to sharpen his grasp on national security and foreign policy while campaigning in Iowa Tuesday, a day after botching his answer to a question about his support for the U.S. role in Libya. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005910661224/ 12005910661224 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:25:06 EST WASHINGTON -- Debating opponents. Negotiating compromises. Raising money. The demands of Congress are great for anyone, much less someone recovering from a gunshot to the head like Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005909550627/ 12005909550627 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:49:18 EST EXETER, N.H. -- President Obama is scheduled to visit New Hampshire next week to promote his stalled jobs plan. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005909335873/ 12005909335873 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:21:20 EST WASHINGTON -- Congress tried to fix the nation's gun background checks back in 2008 after a mentally ill man bought guns and opened fire on the Virginia Tech campus. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005909168016/ 12005909168016 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:24:21 EST WASHINGTON -- An examination of Republican Herman Cain's comments and proposals raises questions about his grasp of issues he would face if elected president. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005909546043/ 12005909546043 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:04:48 EST WASHINGTON -- Congress is seeking to end the practice of paying million-dollar bonuses to executives at government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005908708853/ 12005908708853 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:42:56 EST UNDATED -- GOP front-runner Herman Cain has lost most of his lead in Iowa polls. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005908937628/ 12005908937628 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:04:01 EST COLUMBIA, S.C. -- White House hopeful Mitt Romney is criticizing President Barack Obama for saying the United States had grown "a little bit lazy" in trying to attract business to the U.S. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005908704156/ 12005908704156 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:09:55 EST WASHINGTON -- Consumers are giving a modest lift to the economy. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005908739552/ 12005908739552 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:25:53 EST BETTENDORF, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry said Tuesday that if elected he would end lifetime appointments for federal judges and slash the pay for members of Congress in half. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005908115388/ 12005908115388 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:23:24 EST WASHINGTON -- In a matter of a week, Herman Cain referred to the House Democratic leader as "Princess Nancy" Pelosi, said presidential rival Michele Bachmann would be "tutti-frutti" ice cream and shrugged off a joke about Anita Hill. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005907020413/ 12005907020413 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:13:07 EST WASHINGTON -- Smiling and cheerful, fussing with her interviewer's hair and nestled in the arms of her husband, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords displayed remarkable progress from the shocking images of her the day after she was shot in the forehead outside a Tucson supermarket. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005907318751/ 12005907318751 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:07:48 EST KAPOLEI, Hawaii -- Pounding away with executive actions, the White House is laying out new steps to cut fraud in Medicare and Medicaid, keeping up its campaign of acting without Congress as President Barack Obama tends to diplomacy -- and relaxation -- far from Washington. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005905846749/ 12005905846749 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:11:23 EST WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopefuls are assaulting a proposal by GOP lawmakers on a bipartisan deficit-reduction panel that calls for increased tax revenues even as the special supercommittee appears increasingly headed for deadlock. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005905148387/ 12005905148387 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:09:09 EST WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military is denouncing a former Navy SEAL's book that claims to describe the "real" version of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005905134817/ 12005905134817 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:06:06 EST WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers on Tuesday will scrutinize a portion of the U.S. budget that's tiny but touches a raw nerve: development aid to China, America's biggest foreign creditor. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005905116622/ 12005905116622 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:05:05 EST WASHINGTON -- House and Senate negotiators have agreed on a bundle of spending measures for the ongoing budget year, blending cuts to NASA and community development programs while averting cuts to nutrition programs. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005905110567/ 12005905110567 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:33:37 EST WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear arguments next March over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul -- a case that could shake the political landscape as voters are deciding if Obama deserves another term. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005899161717/ 12005899161717 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:42:50 EST SHREVEPORT, La. -- Sharon Bialek's former boyfriend said Monday the then-couple spent an evening with Herman Cain in the 1990s. That countered the GOP presidential candidate's earlier statements that he never met the woman who has accused him of inappropriate sexual behavior more than a decade ago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005898136926/ 12005898136926 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:47:52 EST BOSTON -- Massachusetts U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren is launching her first television ad of the campaign. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005899967218/ 12005899967218 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:01:55 EST WASHINGTON -- In Massachusetts, Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren is attracting money and help from liberal Democrats who aren't yet eager to give to President Barack Obama. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005899691577/ 12005899691577 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:03:21 EST AUSTIN, Texas -- Rick Perry, who bashes federal spending everywhere he goes on the presidential campaign trail, has spent 11 years as Texas' governor asking Washington for money. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005897540143/ 12005897540143 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:54:48 EDT WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration restructured a half-billion dollar federal loan to a troubled solar energy company in such a way that private investors -- including a fundraiser for President Barack Obama -- moved ahead of taxpayers for repayment in case of a default, government records show. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005390968848/ 12005390968848 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:04:26 EDT LINCOLN, Neb. -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says the nation's highest court would benefit from more geographic diversity among its justices and should hold some sessions outside of Washington, D.C. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005390666611/ 12005390666611 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:20:49 EDT DURYEA, Pa. -- Returning to the area where he spent his childhood, Vice President Joe Biden on Friday promised the federal government will help residents beleaguered by record flooding that caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage after the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee inundated northeastern Pennsylvania with a foot or more of rain. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005389684959/ 12005389684959 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:09:39 EDT WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is delivering his annual back-to-school speech at a Washington high school later this month. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005389617940/ 12005389617940 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:01:08 EDT WASHINGTON -- Facing a diplomatic clash over the prospect of Palestinian statehood, President Barack Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week to discuss ways to get Middle East peace talks back on track. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005388846788/ 12005388846788 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:00:05 EDT WASHINGTON -- Unemployment rates rose in a majority of states in August for a third straight month, further evidence that the depressed job market is widespread. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005388840536/ 12005388840536 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:58:49 EDT WASHINGTON -- Two top Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee are asking Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to delay the new policy allowing gays to serve openly in the military. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005388832993/ 12005388832993 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:31:39 EDT HARTFORD, Conn. -- Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon would defeat former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays in a probable Republican primary for Connecticut's U.S. Senate seat if the election were held today, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released Friday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005387949932/ 12005387949932 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:03:26 EDT WASHINGTON -- We head into this weekend without thousands of jobs on the line, as feared - and with a new spirit of cooperation in Washington. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005387060634/ 12005387060634 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:28:55 EDT JEFFERSON, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry said Thursday the health care bill GOP rival Mitt Romney enacted in Massachusetts paved the way for President Barack Obama's federal health law last year and cost the state jobs. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005387933489/ 12005387933489 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:27:20 EDT WASHINGTON -- Consumers were slightly more confident in the economy in September, but are increasingly worried about the future. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005387924069/ 12005387924069 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:25:29 EDT WASHINGTON -- The two biggest foreign buyers of U.S. Treasury securities kept investing during a tense fight in Washington over raising the government's borrowing limit. But overall foreign holdings fell for only the second time in more than two years, a sign that some investors worried about a possible default. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005387912848/ 12005387912848 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:40:25 EDT WASHINGTON -- The Senate passed a bill Thursday temporarily extending federal aviation and highway programs, averting another shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, after a Republican senator abruptly dropped his campaign to block passage of the measure. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005382242553/ 12005382242553 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:16:51 EDT WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration was worried about the financial health of a troubled solar energy company even as officials publicly declared the company in good shape, newly released emails show. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005386421150/ 12005386421150 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:10:06 EDT WASHINGTON -- The FBI said Thursday a lecture at the bureau's training academy that was critical of Islam has been discontinued. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005386380622/ 12005386380622 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:07:11 EDT NEW YORK -- A new book offering an insider's account of the White House's response to the financial crisis says that U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner ignored an order from President Barack Obama calling for reconstruction of major banks. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005383123151/ 12005383123151 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:31:45 EDT BOSTON -- State Auditor Suzanne Bump says Massachusetts must pay its cities and towns about $2.5 million to help cover the costs of three state elections next year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005382910441/ 12005382910441 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:33:03 EDT WASHINGTON -- Pitching his jobs plan and his re-election, President Barack Obama attended two intimate $35,800-per-couple fundraisers Thursday, assuring donors that he will push Congress to pass his economic initiative and expressing confidence in his ability to win a second term. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005382918318/ 12005382918318 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:06:47 EDT WASHINGTON -- The Republican-dominated House approved a bill Thursday that would undercut the government's labor dispute with Boeing Co., wading into a case that has angered business groups and become a major political issue in the GOP presidential primary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005382760759/ 12005382760759 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:02:37 EDT WASHINGTON -- Defying orders and tempting fate, Marine corporal Dakota Meyer charged five times in a Humvee into heavy gunfire in the darkness of an Afghanistan valley to rescue comrades under attack from Taliban insurgents. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005380935726/ 12005380935726 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:37:52 EDT WASHINGTON -- A group charged with reviewing the Department of Homeland Security's controversial effort to identify illegal immigrants is recommending that federal officials use the program to identify serious criminals and not people accused only of minor traffic offenses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005382227299/ 12005382227299 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:39:26 EDT WASHINGTON -- Setting up a battle with the GOP-controlled House, Senate Democrats on Thursday muscled through a $7 billion bill to replenish nearly empty federal disaster aid accounts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005382236698/ 12005382236698 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:41:57 EDT WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration ignored repeated warnings about a clean-energy loan program that has become an embarrassment for the White House amid the collapse of a California solar energy company that received more than $500 million in federal loans. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005382251728/ 12005382251728 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:43:35 EDT WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner urged Congress' deficit "supercommittee" on Thursday to lay the groundwork for a broad overhaul of the U.S. tax code, rejecting Democrats' talk of tax increases but leaving open the possibility the government's take could rise as a result. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005382261592/ 12005382261592 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:34:07 EDT WASHINGTON -- Calorie by calorie, first lady Michelle Obama is chipping away at big portions and unhealthy food in an effort to help America slim down. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005382204767/ 12005382204767 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:30:24 EDT MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Republican presidential contenders have crisscrossed the nation bashing President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plans as a colossal waste of taxpayer money. But with an awkward frequency, these same candidates are campaigning at businesses that benefited from the president's landmark stimulus package. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005382182425/ 12005382182425 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:45:03 EDT WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner describes himself as "a pretty simple guy" who sleeps well at night and doesn't get angry despite the frustrations of working with a Democratic president and his own often-recalcitrant Republican colleagues. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005382270340/ 12005382270340 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:44:51 EDT WASHINGTON -- Today it will be much clearer just how far Republican leaders plan to go to support, or block, President Obama's jobs plan. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005379029153/ 12005379029153 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:48:47 EDT WASHINGTON -- The House has passed a bill that would undermine the government's case accusing Boeing Co. of retaliating against union workers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005381212741/ 12005381212741 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:46:58 EDT WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama plans to use a bridge linking Ohio and Kentucky as a prop to pitch his $447 billion jobs bill. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005381201865/ 12005381201865 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:05:02 EDT WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress' debt reduction supercommittee said Thursday that their assignment of finding ways to reduce government red ink won't be simple. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005380230264/ 12005380230264 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:03:26 EDT WASHINGTON -- Officials say premiums will drop next year for popular Medicare Advantage insurance plans, while enrollment is on the rise. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005380220660/ 12005380220660 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:48:03 EDT WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is previewing his ideas for job creation and economic growth at a Labor Day rally with union members in Detroit. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005294088320/ 12005294088320 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:02:21 EDT WASHINGTON -- As much as $60 billion in U.S. tax dollars has been lost to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade due to lax oversight of contractors, poor planning and corruption, according to an independent panel. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005248094114/ 12005248094114 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:08:15 EDT SAN ANTONIO -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney castigated "career politicians" Tuesday as he tried to distinguish himself from chief rival Rick Perry while on the governor's home turf in Texas. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005244169562/ 12005244169562 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:18:48 EDT CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire's Democratic Party has agreed to pay $5,000 after prosecutors alleged the party violated a state law last year on sending out pre-recorded political messages. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005244232824/ 12005244232824 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:11:59 EDT NEW YORK -- He was the living symbol of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, a hero to a traumatized nation seeking leadership in a time of crisis. Walking miles through the streets of Manhattan, Mayor Rudy Giuliani urged New York and the world to be calm, said the city would survive. With empathy and restraint, he said the number of 9/11 dead would be "more than any of us can bear." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005244191989/ 12005244191989 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:37:20 EDT WASHINGTON -- Economists have advice for anyone worried that consumers are too fearful to keep spending: Look at what they're doing, not what they're saying. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005244344058/ 12005244344058 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:35:28 EDT WASHINGTON -- Nuclear power plants must provide updated estimates of how long it would take to evacuate nearby communities in an emergency under a new rule approved Tuesday by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005244332881/ 12005244332881 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:33:32 EDT WASHINGTON -- As much as $60 billion in U.S. funds has been lost to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade through lax oversight of contractors, poor planning and payoffs to warlords and insurgents, an independent panel investigating U.S. wartime spending estimates. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005244321233/ 12005244321233 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:54:27 EDT WASHINGTON -- David Petraeus, America's best-known general, is retiring as arguably the most consequential Army leader of his generation. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005242286787/ 12005242286787 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:52:55 EDT WASHINGTON -- The nation's 29 Republican governors want Congress to loosen federal restrictions on how states spend money on health care for poor and disabled Americans. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005242277518/ 12005242277518 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:50:09 EDT WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says his administration is considering seven regulations that would cost the U.S. economy more than $1 billion a year. In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, Obama says his administration is also trying to reduce the burden of government rules. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005241900943/ 12005241900943 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:45:13 EDT WASHINGTON -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney says there's no contradiction in advocating harsh interrogation tactics against suspected U.S. enemies and opposing those practices when used against American citizens. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005240431248/ 12005240431248 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:43:33 EDT NEW YORK -- Michele Bachmann has a book deal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005241141330/ 12005241141330 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:49:03 EDT WASHINGTON -- The government's main disaster aid account is running woefully short of money as the Obama administration confronts damages from Hurricane Irene that could run into billions of dollars. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005240454281/ 12005240454281 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:37:30 EDT WASHINGTON -- NASA acted properly when it picked new homes for the retired space shuttles, the space agency's watchdog said Thursday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005198264952/ 12005198264952 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:31:56 EDT WASHINGTON -- The government is detaining all papaya imports from Mexico after testing showed high rates of salmonella contamination in the fruit. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005200391657/ 12005200391657 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:51:57 EDT WASHINGTON -- Vaccines can cause certain side effects but serious ones appear very rare -- and there's no link with autism and Type 1 diabetes, the Institute of Medicine says in the first comprehensive safety review in 17 years. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005199431773/ 12005199431773 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:36:04 EDT WASHINGTON -- America is swiftly becoming a granny state. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005199336428/ 12005199336428 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:11:29 EDT WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's presidential campaign launched a new voter registration and grassroots organizing program Thursday aimed at boosting turnout and participation among its core supporters. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005198828928/ 12005198828928 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:42:37 EDT WASHINGTON -- The National Labor Relations Board has approved a new rule that requires private employers to display posters that tell workers about their right to form a union. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005198295782/ 12005198295782 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:26:13 EDT WASHINGTON -- The nation's capital has prepared for emergencies with sleek communication systems, intelligence fusion centers and chemical detection centers at train stations. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005197837344/ 12005197837344 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:20:03 EDT WASHINGTON -- Fixed mortgage rates edged up this week from their lowest levels in decades. But few have been able to capitalize on them. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005197800324/ 12005197800324 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:03:05 EDT WASHINGTON -- A consumer advocacy group is calling on government regulators to ban a type of surgical mesh used to treat pelvic collapse, saying it exposes patients to serious risks. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005198058449/ 12005198058449 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:36:19 EDT WASHINGTON -- A conservative Texas Republican congressman has been chosen by House Speaker John Boehner to co-chair a powerful new committee tasked to find a bipartisan plan to slash the federal budget deficit by over $1 trillion. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005070817811/ 12005070817811 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:14:46 EDT AMES, Iowa -- There's a hefty dose of circus mixed with deadly serious politics in the Iowa Republican straw poll. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005070328632/ 12005070328632 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:06:56 EDT WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is expressing concern about what it says is a tide of anti-Americanism in Egypt. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005069921661/ 12005069921661 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:09:00 EDT WASHINGTON -- Volunteers on President Barack Obama's re-election campaign have welcomed an unexpected lunch guest: Obama himself. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005069934042/ 12005069934042 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:11:36 EDT WASHINGTON -- Ratcheting up the pressure, the Obama administration slapped sanctions Wednesday on Syria's largest commercial bank and cellphone operator as it moved to demand the end of four decades of dictatorship under the Assad family. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005069949667/ 12005069949667 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:12:11 EDT WASHINGTON -- The nation's budget deficit has topped $1 trillion for a third straight year, adding pressure on Congress and the White House to make more progress a long-term plan to shrink the growing imbalance. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005069593189/ 12005069593189 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:31:39 EDT A sampling of ballot question petitions filed in Massachusetts for the November 2012 election: http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005011029995/ 12005011029995 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:34:55 EDT WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, which began nearly two weeks ago because of a partisan standoff over air service to rural communities and union organizing. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/21005009249539/ 21005009249539 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:11:40 EDT WASHINGTON -- Shoppers won't shop. Companies won't hire. The government won't spend on economic stimulus -- it's cutting instead. And the Federal Reserve is reluctant to do anything more. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005010190058/ 12005010190058 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:19:08 EDT WASHINGTON -- The budget battle is not over. Many of the most nettlesome questions have been left for a new bipartisan super committee of 12 lawmakers whose task will be to find at least $1.2 trillion more in deficit cuts spread over the next decade. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005010234852/ 12005010234852 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:15:17 EDT WASHINGTON -- Seventy-two people have been charged with participating in an international child pornography network that prosecutors say used an online bulletin board called Dreamboard to trade tens of thousands of images and videos of sexually abused children. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/politics/12005010211794/ 12005010211794